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Forest area — European Union

Forest area in the European Union in 2023 — 1,597,660 km². Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 23.3%.

2023 1.6M km² +0.11% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 1.6M km²2023
Period minimum 1.3M km²1990

Trend over time

1990–2023 · km²

Forest area — European Union, 1990–20231.2M1.3M1.4M1.5M1.6M1990199419982002200620102014201820221990: 1,295,357 km²1991: 1,301,709 km²1992: 1,412,192 km²1993: 1,464,140 km²1994: 1,470,755 km²1995: 1,477,370 km²1996: 1,483,984 km²1997: 1,490,599 km²1998: 1,497,214 km²1999: 1,503,829 km²2000: 1,517,984 km²2001: 1,522,799 km²2002: 1,527,614 km²2003: 1,532,429 km²2004: 1,537,243 km²2005: 1,542,058 km²2006: 1,546,873 km²2007: 1,551,688 km²2008: 1,556,503 km²2009: 1,561,318 km²2010: 1,566,133 km²2011: 1,569,420 km²2012: 1,572,707 km²2013: 1,575,994 km²2014: 1,579,282 km²2015: 1,582,569 km²2016: 1,584,695 km²2017: 1,586,843 km²2018: 1,588,671 km²2019: 1,590,412 km²2020: 1,592,221 km²2021: 1,594,036 km²2022: 1,595,847 km²2023: 1,597,660 km²
Change over the period: +302,303 (+23.34%) Average annual rate: 0.64 %

Comparison, 2023

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

European Union 1.6M km²
World 40.35M km²
Forest area — European Union, by year European Union All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 1.6M +1,814 +0.11%
2022 1.6M +1,811 +0.11%
2021 1.59M +1,815 +0.11%
2020 1.59M +1,809 +0.11%
2019 1.59M +1,741 +0.11%
2018 1.59M +1,828 +0.12%
2017 1.59M +2,148 +0.14%
2016 1.58M +2,127 +0.13%
2015 1.58M +3,287 +0.21%
2014 1.58M +3,287 +0.21%
2013 1.58M +3,287 +0.21%
2012 1.57M +3,287 +0.21%
2011 1.57M +3,287 +0.21%
2010 1.57M +4,815 +0.31%
2009 1.56M +4,815 +0.31%
2008 1.56M +4,815 +0.31%
2007 1.55M +4,815 +0.31%
2006 1.55M +4,815 +0.31%
2005 1.54M +4,815 +0.31%
2004 1.54M +4,815 +0.31%
2003 1.53M +4,815 +0.32%
2002 1.53M +4,815 +0.32%
2001 1.52M +4,815 +0.32%
2000 1.52M +14,155 +0.94%
1999 1.5M +6,615 +0.44%
1998 1.5M +6,615 +0.44%
1997 1.49M +6,615 +0.45%
1996 1.48M +6,615 +0.45%
1995 1.48M +6,615 +0.45%
1994 1.47M +6,615 +0.45%
1993 1.46M +51,947 +3.68%
1992 1.41M +110,483 +8.49%
1991 1.3M +6,352 +0.49%
1990 1.3M — —

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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