Environment

Total forest area

AG.LND.FRST.K2 · km²

Countries compared

8 countries compared out of 142 available.

Latest known value: 114,190 km² for Germany in 2023, over a series running from 1990 to 2023 and 8 countries compared, from the highest (United States, 3.1 m km²) to the lowest (Iceland, 533.13 km²).

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Annual values by country
	Germany	Italy	Spain	United States	China	South Sudan	Iceland	Luxembourg
2023	114,190 km²	97,276 km²	185,850 km²	3.1 m km²	2.26 m km²	71,570 km²	533.13 km²	887 km²
2022	114,190 km²	96,738 km²	185,808 km²	3.1 m km²	2.24 m km²	71,570 km²	526.6 km²	887 km²
2021	114,190 km²	96,199 km²	185,765 km²	3.1 m km²	2.22 m km²	71,570 km²	520 km²	887 km²
2020	114,190 km²	95,661 km²	185,722 km²	3.1 m km²	2.2 m km²	71,570 km²	513.5 km²	887 km²
2019	114,190 km²	95,123 km²	185,679 km²	3.1 m km²	2.18 m km²	71,570 km²	506.9 km²	887 km²
2018	114,190 km²	94,585 km²	185,636 km²	3.1 m km²	2.16 m km²	71,570 km²	500.4 km²	887 km²
2017	114,190 km²	94,047 km²	185,593 km²	3.1 m km²	2.14 m km²	71,570 km²	493.8 km²	887 km²
2016	114,190 km²	93,509 km²	185,552 km²	3.1 m km²	2.12 m km²	71,570 km²	486.6 km²	887 km²
2015	114,190 km²	92,971 km²	185,512 km²	3.1 m km²	2.1 m km²	71,570 km²	481.6 km²	887 km²
2014	114,170 km²	92,433 km²	185,500 km²	3.1 m km²	2.08 m km²	71,570 km²	474.62 km²	887 km²
2013	114,150 km²	91,895 km²	185,488 km²	3.1 m km²	2.06 m km²	71,570 km²	467.64 km²	887 km²
2012	114,130 km²	91,357 km²	185,477 km²	3.09 m km²	2.04 m km²	71,570 km²	460.66 km²	887 km²
2011	114,110 km²	90,818 km²	185,465 km²	3.09 m km²	2.03 m km²		453.68 km²	887 km²
2010	114,090 km²	90,280 km²	185,453 km²	3.09 m km²	2.01 m km²		446.7 km²	887 km²
2009	114,035 km²	89,622 km²	184,002 km²	3.08 m km²	1.98 m km²		431.86 km²	885 km²
2008	113,980 km²	88,963 km²	182,551 km²	3.08 m km²	1.96 m km²		417.02 km²	883 km²
2007	113,925 km²	88,304 km²	181,099 km²	3.07 m km²	1.94 m km²		402.18 km²	881 km²
2006	113,870 km²	87,645 km²	179,648 km²	3.07 m km²	1.91 m km²		387.34 km²	879 km²
2005	113,815 km²	86,986 km²	178,196 km²	3.06 m km²	1.89 m km²		372.5 km²	877 km²
2004	113,760 km²	86,328 km²	176,745 km²	3.06 m km²	1.86 m km²		357.66 km²	875 km²
2003	113,705 km²	85,669 km²	175,294 km²	3.05 m km²	1.84 m km²		342.82 km²	873 km²
2002	113,650 km²	85,010 km²	173,842 km²	3.05 m km²	1.82 m km²		327.98 km²	871 km²
2001	113,595 km²	84,351 km²	172,391 km²	3.04 m km²	1.79 m km²		313.14 km²	869 km²
2000	113,540 km²	83,693 km²	170,939 km²	3.04 m km²	1.77 m km²		298.3 km²	867 km²
1999	113,486 km²	82,913 km²	167,750 km²	3.03 m km²	1.75 m km²		285.54 km²
1998	113,432 km²	82,134 km²	164,561 km²	3.03 m km²	1.73 m km²		272.78 km²
1997	113,378 km²	81,354 km²	161,371 km²	3.03 m km²	1.71 m km²		260.02 km²
1996	113,324 km²	80,575 km²	158,182 km²	3.03 m km²	1.69 m km²		247.26 km²
1995	113,270 km²	79,795 km²	154,993 km²	3.03 m km²	1.67 m km²		234.5 km²
1994	113,216 km²	79,016 km²	151,804 km²	3.03 m km²	1.65 m km²		221.74 km²
1993	113,162 km²	78,236 km²	148,614 km²	3.03 m km²	1.63 m km²		208.98 km²
1992	113,108 km²	77,457 km²	145,425 km²	3.03 m km²	1.61 m km²		196.22 km²
1991	113,054 km²	76,677 km²	142,236 km²	3.03 m km²	1.59 m km²		183.46 km²
1990	113,000 km²	75,898 km²	139,047 km²	3.02 m km²	1.57 m km²		170.7 km²

World Bank definition

Forest area (sq. km)

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.

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