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Forest area — Europe & Central Asia

Forest area in Europe & Central Asia in 2023 — 10,585,294 km². Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 3.5%.

2023 10.59M km² +0.04% vs 2022
World rank —
Period maximum 10.59M km²2023
Period minimum 10.23M km²1992

Trend over time

1992–2023 · km²

Forest area — Europe & Central Asia, 1992–202310.2M10.3M10.4M10.5M10.6M1992199620002004200820122016202020231992: 10,231,807 km²1993: 10,285,828 km²1994: 10,294,517 km²1995: 10,303,205 km²1996: 10,311,894 km²1997: 10,320,582 km²1998: 10,329,271 km²1999: 10,337,960 km²2000: 10,354,188 km²2001: 10,366,851 km²2002: 10,379,515 km²2003: 10,392,178 km²2004: 10,404,841 km²2005: 10,417,505 km²2006: 10,463,752 km²2007: 10,476,869 km²2008: 10,489,986 km²2009: 10,503,104 km²2010: 10,516,221 km²2011: 10,521,972 km²2012: 10,527,723 km²2013: 10,533,474 km²2014: 10,539,225 km²2015: 10,544,976 km²2016: 10,551,036 km²2017: 10,557,516 km²2018: 10,562,174 km²2019: 10,566,748 km²2020: 10,571,381 km²2021: 10,576,026 km²2022: 10,580,653 km²2023: 10,585,294 km²
Change over the period: +353,487 (+3.45%) Average annual rate: 0.11 %

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia 10.59M km²
World 40.35M km²
Forest area — Europe & Central Asia, by year Europe & Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year km² Change Change, %
2023 10.59M +4,640 +0.04%
2022 10.58M +4,627 +0.04%
2021 10.58M +4,645 +0.04%
2020 10.57M +4,633 +0.04%
2019 10.57M +4,573 +0.04%
2018 10.56M +4,658 +0.04%
2017 10.56M +6,480 +0.06%
2016 10.55M +6,060 +0.06%
2015 10.54M +5,751 +0.05%
2014 10.54M +5,751 +0.05%
2013 10.53M +5,751 +0.05%
2012 10.53M +5,751 +0.05%
2011 10.52M +5,751 +0.05%
2010 10.52M +13,117 +0.12%
2009 10.5M +13,117 +0.13%
2008 10.49M +13,117 +0.13%
2007 10.48M +13,117 +0.13%
2006 10.46M +46,247 +0.44%
2005 10.42M +12,663 +0.12%
2004 10.4M +12,663 +0.12%
2003 10.39M +12,663 +0.12%
2002 10.38M +12,663 +0.12%
2001 10.37M +12,663 +0.12%
2000 10.35M +16,229 +0.16%
1999 10.34M +8,689 +0.08%
1998 10.33M +8,689 +0.08%
1997 10.32M +8,689 +0.08%
1996 10.31M +8,689 +0.08%
1995 10.3M +8,689 +0.08%
1994 10.29M +8,689 +0.08%
1993 10.29M +54,021 +0.53%
1992 10.23M — —

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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