Forest area is the land spanning more than 0.5 hectares with trees higher than 5 metres and a canopy cover of more than 10 percent, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ. It does not include land that is predominantly under agricultural or urban land use. Forest is determined both by the presence of trees and the absence of other predominant land uses. The trees should be able to reach a minimum height of 5 metres (m) in situ. Areas under reforestation that have not yet reached but are expected to reach a canopy cover of 10 percent and a tree height of 5 m are included, as are temporarily unstocked areas, resulting from human intervention or natural causes, which are expected to regenerate. Includes: areas with bamboo and palms provided that height and canopy cover criteria are met; forest roads, firebreaks and other small open areas; forest in national parks, nature reserves and other protected areas such as those of specific scientific, historical, cultural or spiritual interest; windbreaks, shelterbelts and corridors of trees with an area of more than 0.5 ha and width of more than 20 m; plantations primarily used for forestry or protective purposes, such as: rubber-wood plantations and cork, oak stands. Excludes: tree stands in agricultural production systems, for example in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems. The term also excludes trees in urban parks and gardens.

Forest area (sq. km)

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Mongolia143,520142,639142,239141,839141,828141,817141,806141,794141,783141,772141,761141,750141,739141,728141,717141,706
Albania7,8887,6937,7577,8217,8357,8497,8637,8787,8927,8927,8897,8897,8897,8897,8897,889
Andorra160160160160160160160160160160160160160160160160
Armenia3,3263,3163,3063,3043,3013,2993,2973,2953,2933,2913,2893,2873,2853,2833,281
Austria37,75738,38138,50738,63238,66838,70438,74038,77638,81238,84838,88438,92038,87038,89838,92638,955
Azerbaijan9,87210,09910,32510,41610,50710,59710,68810,77910,87510,97211,08711,20211,31811,43311,548
Belarus82,73084,51586,30086,30786,31486,32186,32886,33587,09687,24187,38687,53187,67687,82187,966
Belgium6,6736,7866,8996,8986,8966,8956,8946,8936,8936,8936,8936,8936,8936,8936,893
Bosnia and Herzegovina21,11721,07221,02721,14221,25821,37421,48921,60521,76521,87921,87921,87921,87921,87921,879
Bulgaria33,27033,75035,56037,37037,56237,75437,94638,13838,33038,41038,54038,67038,80038,93039,06039,190
Croatia18,85019,02519,20019,20419,20819,21219,21619,22019,24119,31619,34119,36619,39119,41619,441
Cyprus1,6111,7161,7221,7281,7281,7281,7281,7271,7271,7261,7261,7261,7261,7251,7251,725
Czechia26,37326,47326,57426,59626,61826,64026,66226,68426,69926,71726,73526,75326,77126,78926,807
Denmark5,3145,7165,7905,8655,9416,0186,0946,1706,2476,2476,2566,2666,2756,2846,2946,303
Estonia22,38922,87523,36023,53023,70023,87024,04024,21024,21324,38424,38424,38424,38424,38424,384
Finland218,753224,456223,438222,420222,754223,088223,422223,756224,090224,090224,090224,090224,090224,090224,090224,090
France144,360152,880158,535164,190165,024165,858166,692167,526168,360169,194170,028170,862171,696172,530173,364174,198
Georgia27,60627,91528,22428,22428,22428,22428,22428,22428,22428,22428,22428,22428,22428,22428,224
Germany113,000113,540113,815114,090114,110114,130114,150114,170114,190114,190114,190114,190114,190114,190114,190114,190
Greece32,98636,00237,51039,01839,01839,01839,01839,01839,01839,01839,01839,01839,01839,01839,01839,018
Hungary18,13919,21219,83820,46420,49320,52220,55020,57920,60820,58720,57320,55920,54520,53020,51620,501
Iceland171298373447454461468475482487494500507514520527
Ireland4,6166,3046,7547,2047,2727,3417,4107,4787,5477,6247,7007,7407,7807,8207,8607,900
Italy75,89883,69386,98690,28090,81891,35791,89592,43392,97193,50994,04794,58595,12395,66196,19996,738
Kazakhstan31,56931,19630,82231,27431,72732,17932,63233,08533,37733,67033,96234,25434,54734,83935,132
Kyrgyz Republic11,80912,05312,29712,34112,38512,43012,47412,51812,56212,60712,78912,97113,15413,33613,519
Latvia32,41033,06633,72133,76033,79833,83733,87633,91433,95333,99234,03134,06934,10834,14734,185
Liechtenstein65676767676767676767676767676767
Lithuania20,20020,95021,70021,73421,76821,80221,83621,87021,90021,96021,98022,00022,01022,02722,039
Luxembourg867877887887887887887887887887887887887887887
North Macedonia9,5769,5909,6049,6729,7409,8089,8769,94410,01710,01510,01510,01510,01510,01510,015
Moldova3,4443,5953,7453,7693,7933,8163,8403,8643,8653,8653,8653,8653,8653,8653,865
Montenegro8,2708,2708,2708,2708,2708,2708,2708,2708,2708,2708,2708,2708,270
Netherlands3,4533,5953,6653,7353,7183,7003,6833,6663,6483,6583,6673,6763,6863,6953,7043,714
Norway121,320121,130121,075121,020121,098121,176121,254121,332121,410121,488121,566121,644121,722121,800121,878121,956
Poland88,82090,59091,94093,29093,47293,65493,83694,01894,20094,35094,47094,59094,71094,83094,95095,070
Portugal33,99032,81032,66532,52032,64032,76032,88033,00033,12033,12033,12033,12033,12033,12033,12033,120
Romania63,71063,66064,40565,15065,92266,69467,46668,23869,01069,29169,29169,29169,29169,29169,29169,291
Russian Federation8,092,6858,122,0218,151,3568,150,9468,150,5358,150,1258,149,7158,149,3058,151,2108,153,1168,153,1168,153,1168,153,1168,153,1168,153,116
San Marino10101010101010101010101010101010
Serbia27,13027,14327,15627,16927,18227,19527,20227,21927,22027,22227,22727,22927,233
Slovak Republic19,01419,09719,17919,18719,19419,20219,21019,21819,23419,25919,25919,25919,25919,25919,259
Slovenia12,33012,40012,47012,47212,47412,47612,47812,48012,46012,43912,41912,39912,37812,35812,338
Spain139,047170,939178,196185,453185,465185,477185,488185,500185,512185,552185,593185,636185,679185,722185,765185,808
Sweden280,630281,630281,180280,730280,544280,358280,172279,986279,800279,800279,800279,800279,800279,800279,800279,800
Switzerland11,53511,96212,15512,34712,38212,41612,45012,48512,51912,55412,58812,62212,65712,69112,72612,760
Tajikistan4,1004,1004,1004,1244,1474,1714,1944,2184,2184,2184,2184,2284,2384,2484,258
Turkiye197,835201,484206,157210,831211,925213,020214,114215,209216,303216,303217,525219,084220,644222,204223,764225,324
Turkmenistan41,27041,27041,27041,27041,27041,27041,27041,27041,27041,27041,27041,27041,27041,27041,270
Ukraine95,10095,29095,48095,69895,91696,13496,35296,57096,64096,71096,78096,84096,90096,96097,020
United Kingdom27,78029,54030,06530,59030,78230,97431,16631,35831,55031,59031,64031,73031,82031,90031,98732,069
Uzbekistan29,61531,55533,49633,89634,29534,69535,09435,49435,86336,12136,38036,63836,89737,15537,413
Malta4444444444455555
Canada3,482,7293,478,0203,475,6213,473,2223,472,8093,472,3963,471,9833,471,5703,471,1573,470,7603,470,3913,470,0213,469,6513,469,2813,468,9113,468,541
United States3,024,5003,035,3603,061,2803,087,2003,089,9503,092,7003,095,4503,098,2003,100,9503,100,9503,097,9503,097,9503,097,9503,097,9503,097,9503,097,950
Monaco0000000000000000