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Forest cover — Moldova

Forest cover in Moldova in 2023 — 11.74%. Ranked 153 in the world out of 213. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 1.72 pp.

2023 11.74% −0.02 pp vs 2022
World rank 153of 213
Period maximum 11.75%2016
Period minimum 10.02%1992

Trend over time

1992–2023 · % of land area

Forest cover — Moldova, 1992–20231010.51111.5121992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 10.02%1993: 10.05%1994: 10.11%1995: 10.17%1996: 10.23%1997: 10.29%1998: 10.35%1999: 10.41%2000: 10.47%2001: 10.57%2002: 10.66%2003: 10.75%2004: 10.84%2005: 10.93%2006: 11.02%2007: 11.11%2008: 11.2%2009: 11.29%2010: 11.4%2011: 11.47%2012: 11.54%2013: 11.61%2014: 11.68%2015: 11.75%2016: 11.75%2017: 11.75%2018: 11.75%2019: 11.75%2020: 11.75%2021: 11.75%2022: 11.75%2023: 11.74%
Change over the period: +1.72 pp Annual average: 0.06 pp

Comparison, 2023

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

Moldova 11.74%
World 31.1%
Europe & Central Asia 38.59%
Eastern Europe computed 47.71%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 30.65%
Forest cover — Moldova, by year Moldova All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 11.74 −0.02 pp
2022 11.75 +0 pp
2021 11.75 −0 pp
2020 11.75 +0 pp
2019 11.75 −0 pp
2018 11.75 +0 pp
2017 11.75 −0 pp
2016 11.75 +0 pp
2015 11.75 +0.07 pp
2014 11.68 +0.07 pp
2013 11.61 +0.07 pp
2012 11.54 +0.07 pp
2011 11.47 +0.07 pp
2010 11.4 +0.11 pp
2009 11.29 +0.09 pp
2008 11.2 +0.09 pp
2007 11.11 +0.09 pp
2006 11.02 +0.09 pp
2005 10.93 +0.09 pp
2004 10.84 +0.09 pp
2003 10.75 +0.09 pp
2002 10.66 +0.09 pp
2001 10.57 +0.09 pp
2000 10.47 +0.06 pp
1999 10.41 +0.06 pp
1998 10.35 +0.06 pp
1997 10.29 +0.06 pp
1996 10.23 +0.06 pp
1995 10.17 +0.06 pp
1994 10.11 +0.06 pp
1993 10.05 +0.03 pp
1992 10.02 —

Eastern Europe, 2023

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

RU Russia 49.78 BY Belarus 43.41 SK Slovakia 40.06 BG Bulgaria 36.22 CZ Czechia 34.76 PL Poland 31.08 RO Romania 30.12 HU Hungary 22.45 UA Ukraine 16.76 MD Moldova 11.74
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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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