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Forest area — Euro area

Forest area in the Euro area in 2023 — 1,099,756 km². Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 31.1%.

2023 1.1M km² +0.15% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 1.1M km²2023
Period minimum 838,744 km²1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — Euro area, 1990–2023800,000900,0001M1.1M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 838,744 km²1991: 844,677 km²1992: 954,740 km²1993: 979,950 km²1994: 986,138 km²1995: 992,325 km²1996: 998,513 km²1997: 1,004,700 km²1998: 1,010,888 km²1999: 1,017,076 km²2000: 1,030,803 km²2001: 1,035,129 km²2002: 1,039,455 km²2003: 1,043,780 km²2004: 1,048,106 km²2005: 1,052,432 km²2006: 1,056,758 km²2007: 1,061,083 km²2008: 1,065,409 km²2009: 1,069,735 km²2010: 1,074,061 km²2011: 1,076,452 km²2012: 1,078,844 km²2013: 1,081,236 km²2014: 1,083,628 km²2015: 1,086,020 km²2016: 1,087,722 km²2017: 1,089,737 km²2018: 1,091,431 km²2019: 1,093,039 km²2020: 1,094,715 km²2021: 1,096,397 km²2022: 1,098,075 km²2023: 1,099,756 km²
Change over the period: +261,012 (+31.12%) Average annual rate: 0.82 %

Comparison, 2023

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

Euro area 1.1M km²
World 40.35M km²
Forest area — Euro area, by year Euro area All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 1.1M +1,681 +0.15%
2022 1.1M +1,678 +0.15%
2021 1.1M +1,682 +0.15%
2020 1.09M +1,676 +0.15%
2019 1.09M +1,608 +0.15%
2018 1.09M +1,694 +0.16%
2017 1.09M +2,015 +0.19%
2016 1.09M +1,702 +0.16%
2015 1.09M +2,392 +0.22%
2014 1.08M +2,392 +0.22%
2013 1.08M +2,392 +0.22%
2012 1.08M +2,392 +0.22%
2011 1.08M +2,392 +0.22%
2010 1.07M +4,326 +0.4%
2009 1.07M +4,326 +0.41%
2008 1.07M +4,326 +0.41%
2007 1.06M +4,326 +0.41%
2006 1.06M +4,326 +0.41%
2005 1.05M +4,326 +0.41%
2004 1.05M +4,326 +0.41%
2003 1.04M +4,326 +0.42%
2002 1.04M +4,326 +0.42%
2001 1.04M +4,326 +0.42%
2000 1.03M +13,728 +1.35%
1999 1.02M +6,188 +0.61%
1998 1.01M +6,188 +0.62%
1997 1M +6,188 +0.62%
1996 998,513 +6,188 +0.62%
1995 992,325 +6,188 +0.63%
1994 986,138 +6,188 +0.63%
1993 979,950 +25,210 +2.64%
1992 954,740 +110,064 +13.03%
1991 844,677 +5,933 +0.71%
1990 838,744 — —

About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

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

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