Central Europe and the Baltics - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Central Europe and the Baltics was 381,882 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 381,882 in 2020 and a minimum value of 353,069 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 353,069
1991 353,396
1992 354,235
1993 354,647
1994 355,237
1995 355,827
1996 356,417
1997 357,007
1998 357,598
1999 358,188
2000 358,778
2001 360,148
2002 361,518
2003 362,888
2004 364,258
2005 365,628
2006 366,998
2007 368,368
2008 369,738
2009 371,108
2010 372,478
2011 373,931
2012 375,384
2013 376,838
2014 378,291
2015 379,744
2016 380,337
2017 380,940
2018 381,258
2019 381,575
2020 381,882

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Central Europe and the Baltics was 34.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 34.52 in 2020, while its lowest value was 31.96 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 31.96
1991 31.98
1992 32.06
1993 32.10
1994 32.15
1995 32.20
1996 32.25
1997 32.31
1998 32.36
1999 32.41
2000 32.47
2001 32.59
2002 32.77
2003 32.89
2004 33.01
2005 33.14
2006 33.26
2007 33.39
2008 33.52
2009 33.61
2010 33.73
2011 33.86
2012 34.00
2013 34.10
2014 34.19
2015 34.32
2016 34.38
2017 34.43
2018 34.46
2019 34.49
2020 34.52

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use