Moldova - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Moldova was 3,865 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,865 in 2020 and a minimum value of 3,190 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 3,190
1991 3,190
1992 3,292
1993 3,311
1994 3,330
1995 3,349
1996 3,368
1997 3,387
1998 3,406
1999 3,425
2000 3,444
2001 3,474
2002 3,504
2003 3,534
2004 3,564
2005 3,595
2006 3,625
2007 3,655
2008 3,685
2009 3,715
2010 3,745
2011 3,769
2012 3,793
2013 3,816
2014 3,840
2015 3,864
2016 3,865
2017 3,865
2018 3,865
2019 3,865
2020 3,865

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Moldova was 11.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 11.75 in 2016, while its lowest value was 9.70 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 9.70
1991 9.70
1992 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 11.20
2009 11.29
2010 11.40
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

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use