Spain - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Spain was 185,722 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 185,722 in 2020 and a minimum value of 139,047 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 139,047
1991 142,236
1992 145,425
1993 148,614
1994 151,804
1995 154,993
1996 158,182
1997 161,372
1998 164,561
1999 167,750
2000 170,939
2001 172,391
2002 173,842
2003 175,294
2004 176,745
2005 178,196
2006 179,648
2007 181,099
2008 182,551
2009 184,002
2010 185,453
2011 185,465
2012 185,477
2013 185,488
2014 185,500
2015 185,512
2016 185,552
2017 185,593
2018 185,636
2019 185,679
2020 185,722

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Spain was 37.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 37.17 in 2020, while its lowest value was 27.84 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 27.84
1991 28.48
1992 29.12
1993 29.76
1994 30.39
1995 31.03
1996 31.67
1997 32.31
1998 32.95
1999 33.59
2000 34.26
2001 34.58
2002 34.84
2003 35.11
2004 35.41
2005 35.70
2006 36.00
2007 36.28
2008 36.60
2009 36.90
2010 37.09
2011 37.10
2012 37.08
2013 37.08
2014 37.08
2015 37.13
2016 37.14
2017 37.15
2018 37.16
2019 37.17
2020 37.17

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use