European Union - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in European Union was 1,592,314 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,592,314 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1,452,989 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

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Year Value
1990 1,452,989
1991 1,459,332
1992 1,466,186
1993 1,472,614
1994 1,479,220
1995 1,485,826
1996 1,492,431
1997 1,499,037
1998 1,505,642
1999 1,512,248
2000 1,517,984
2001 1,522,799
2002 1,527,614
2003 1,532,429
2004 1,537,244
2005 1,542,058
2006 1,546,873
2007 1,551,688
2008 1,556,503
2009 1,561,318
2010 1,566,133
2011 1,569,420
2012 1,572,707
2013 1,575,994
2014 1,579,282
2015 1,582,569
2016 1,584,695
2017 1,586,843
2018 1,588,671
2019 1,590,498
2020 1,592,314

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in European Union was 39.81 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 39.81 in 2020, while its lowest value was 36.30 in 1990.

Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization, electronic files and web site.

See also:

Year Value
1990 36.30
1991 36.46
1992 36.63
1993 36.79
1994 36.95
1995 37.12
1996 37.28
1997 37.45
1998 37.61
1999 37.78
2000 37.95
2001 38.08
2002 38.21
2003 38.32
2004 38.45
2005 38.57
2006 38.70
2007 38.82
2008 38.94
2009 39.06
2010 39.16
2011 39.25
2012 39.38
2013 39.45
2014 39.52
2015 39.61
2016 39.66
2017 39.71
2018 39.72
2019 39.77
2020 39.81

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use