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Forest cover — Germany

Forest cover in Germany in 2023 — 32.68%. Ranked 101 in the world out of 213. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.31 pp.

2023 32.68% −0.01 pp vs 2022
World rank 101of 213
Period maximum 32.75%2012
Period minimum 32.37%1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Germany, 1990–202332.332.432.532.632.732.81990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 32.37%1991: 32.38%1992: 32.4%1993: 32.41%1994: 32.43%1995: 32.45%1996: 32.46%1997: 32.48%1998: 32.5%1999: 32.52%2000: 32.54%2001: 32.56%2002: 32.58%2003: 32.6%2004: 32.62%2005: 32.63%2006: 32.65%2007: 32.67%2008: 32.69%2009: 32.71%2010: 32.73%2011: 32.74%2012: 32.75%2013: 32.72%2014: 32.72%2015: 32.73%2016: 32.69%2017: 32.68%2018: 32.68%2019: 32.68%2020: 32.68%2021: 32.68%2022: 32.69%2023: 32.68%
Change over the period: +0.31 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Germany

Germany 32.68%
World 31.1%
Europe & Central Asia 38.59%
Western Europe computed 32.73%
High-income countries computed 36.18%
Forest cover — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 32.68 −0.01 pp
2022 32.69 +0 pp
2021 32.68 +0 pp
2020 32.68 +0 pp
2019 32.68 −0 pp
2018 32.68 −0 pp
2017 32.68 −0 pp
2016 32.69 −0.05 pp
2015 32.73 +0.01 pp
2014 32.72 +0 pp
2013 32.72 −0.03 pp
2012 32.75 +0.01 pp
2011 32.74 +0.01 pp
2010 32.73 +0.02 pp
2009 32.71 +0.02 pp
2008 32.69 +0.02 pp
2007 32.67 +0.02 pp
2006 32.65 +0.02 pp
2005 32.63 +0.02 pp
2004 32.62 +0.02 pp
2003 32.6 +0.02 pp
2002 32.58 +0.02 pp
2001 32.56 +0.02 pp
2000 32.54 +0.02 pp
1999 32.52 +0.02 pp
1998 32.5 +0.02 pp
1997 32.48 +0.02 pp
1996 32.46 +0.02 pp
1995 32.45 +0.02 pp
1994 32.43 +0.02 pp
1993 32.41 +0.02 pp
1992 32.4 +0.02 pp
1991 32.38 +0.02 pp
1990 32.37 —

Western Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

AT Austria 47.24 LI Liechtenstein 41.88 LU Luxembourg 34.45 DE Germany 32.68 FR France 32.48 CH Switzerland 32.38 BE Belgium 22.6 NL Netherlands 11.06
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About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Source: FAOSTAT (FAO), license CC BY 4.0.

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