Germany - Forest area

Forest area (sq. km)

The value for Forest area (sq. km) in Germany was 114,190 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 114,190 in 2020 and a minimum value of 113,000 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 113,000
1991 113,054
1992 113,108
1993 113,162
1994 113,216
1995 113,270
1996 113,324
1997 113,378
1998 113,432
1999 113,486
2000 113,540
2001 113,595
2002 113,650
2003 113,705
2004 113,760
2005 113,815
2006 113,870
2007 113,925
2008 113,980
2009 114,035
2010 114,090
2011 114,110
2012 114,130
2013 114,150
2014 114,170
2015 114,190
2016 114,190
2017 114,190
2018 114,190
2019 114,190
2020 114,190

Forest area (% of land area)

Forest area (% of land area) in Germany was 32.68 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 30 years was 32.75 in 2012, while its lowest value was 32.37 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 32.37
1991 32.38
1992 32.40
1993 32.41
1994 32.43
1995 32.45
1996 32.46
1997 32.48
1998 32.50
1999 32.52
2000 32.54
2001 32.56
2002 32.58
2003 32.60
2004 32.62
2005 32.63
2006 32.65
2007 32.67
2008 32.69
2009 32.71
2010 32.73
2011 32.74
2012 32.75
2013 32.72
2014 32.72
2015 32.73
2016 32.69
2017 32.68
2018 32.68
2019 32.68
2020 32.68

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use