Environment
Forest area
AG.LND.FRST.ZS · %
Annual series published by the World Bank, compared across United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, United States, China, Zimbabwe, Albania. The chart carries the trajectory, the table carries the year by year figures, and the definition at the foot of the page is the World Bank's own, quoted as it stands.
- Latest value, United Kingdom
- 13.29%2023
- Period covered
- 1990 - 202334 annual values
- Highest of the compared countries
- 44.74%Zimbabwe, 2023
- Lowest of the compared countries
- 11.06%Netherlands, 2023
8 countries compared, that is the maximum. Remove one to add another.
Latest known valuesorted by value
Zimbabwe44.74%2023
Spain37.19%2023
United States33.87%2023
Italy32.89%2023
Albania28.79%2023
China24.03%2023
United Kingdom13.29%2023
Netherlands11.06%2023
Year by year values
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| United Kingdom | Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | Zimbabwe | Albania | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13.29% | 32.89% | 37.19% | 11.06% | 33.87% | 24.03% | 44.74% | 28.79% |
| 2022 | 13.26% | 32.71% | 37.18% | 11.03% | 33.87% | 23.83% | 44.86% | 28.79% |
| 2021 | 13.22% | 32.53% | 37.17% | 11% | 33.87% | 23.63% | 44.97% | 28.79% |
| 2020 | 13.19% | 32.35% | 37.18% | 10.97% | 33.87% | 23.43% | 45.09% | 28.79% |
| 2019 | 13.15% | 32.17% | 37.17% | 10.95% | 33.87% | 23.23% | 45.21% | 28.79% |
| 2018 | 13.12% | 31.98% | 37.16% | 10.92% | 33.87% | 23.03% | 45.33% | 28.79% |
| 2017 | 13.08% | 31.8% | 37.15% | 10.89% | 33.87% | 22.83% | 45.45% | 28.79% |
| 2016 | 13.06% | 31.62% | 37.14% | 10.86% | 33.9% | 22.63% | 45.57% | 28.8% |
| 2015 | 13.04% | 31.44% | 37.13% | 10.84% | 33.9% | 22.4% | 45.69% | 28.8% |
| 2014 | 12.96% | 31.26% | 37.08% | 10.88% | 33.87% | 22.19% | 45.81% | 28.75% |
| 2013 | 12.88% | 31.08% | 37.08% | 10.93% | 33.84% | 21.99% | 45.93% | 28.7% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | 30.89% | 37.08% | 10.97% | 33.81% | 21.78% | 46.05% | 28.65% |
| 2011 | 12.72% | 30.71% | 37.1% | 11.02% | 33.78% | 21.57% | 46.17% | 28.59% |
| 2010 | 12.64% | 30.53% | 37.09% | 11.07% | 33.75% | 21.37% | 46.28% | 28.54% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | 30.31% | 36.9% | 11.03% | 33.69% | 21.12% | 46.4% | 28.5% |
| 2008 | 12.56% | 30.08% | 36.6% | 10.98% | 33.64% | 20.87% | 46.52% | 28.45% |
| 2007 | 12.51% | 29.86% | 36.28% | 10.94% | 33.53% | 20.61% | 46.64% | 28.4% |
| 2006 | 12.47% | 29.64% | 36% | 10.9% | 33.47% | 20.36% | 46.76% | 28.36% |
| 2005 | 12.43% | 29.42% | 35.7% | 10.86% | 33.41% | 20.11% | 46.88% | 28.31% |
| 2004 | 12.38% | 29.19% | 35.41% | 10.81% | 33.36% | 19.86% | 47% | 28.26% |
| 2003 | 12.34% | 28.97% | 35.11% | 10.77% | 33.3% | 19.61% | 47.12% | 28.22% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | 28.75% | 34.84% | 10.73% | 33.24% | 19.36% | 47.24% | 28.17% |
| 2001 | 12.25% | 28.52% | 34.58% | 10.69% | 33.19% | 19.1% | 47.36% | 28.12% |
| 2000 | 12.21% | 28.3% | 34.26% | 10.65% | 33.13% | 18.85% | 47.48% | 28.08% |
| 1999 | 12.14% | 28.19% | 33.59% | 10.61% | 33.13% | 18.64% | 47.59% | 28.15% |
| 1998 | 12.06% | 27.93% | 32.95% | 10.56% | 33.12% | 18.43% | 47.71% | 28.22% |
| 1997 | 11.99% | 27.66% | 32.31% | 10.52% | 33.11% | 18.22% | 47.83% | 28.29% |
| 1996 | 11.92% | 27.4% | 31.67% | 10.48% | 33.09% | 18.01% | 47.95% | 28.36% |
| 1995 | 11.85% | 27.13% | 31.03% | 10.44% | 33.08% | 17.8% | 48.07% | 28.43% |
| 1994 | 11.77% | 26.87% | 30.39% | 10.4% | 33.07% | 17.58% | 48.19% | 28.5% |
| 1993 | 11.7% | 26.6% | 29.76% | 10.35% | 33.06% | 17.37% | 48.31% | 28.57% |
| 1992 | 11.63% | 26.34% | 29.12% | 10.31% | 33.05% | 17.16% | 48.43% | 28.65% |
| 1991 | 11.56% | 26.07% | 28.48% | 10.27% | 33.03% | 16.95% | 48.55% | 28.72% |
| 1990 | 11.48% | 25.81% | 27.84% | 10.23% | 33.02% | 16.74% | 48.67% | 28.79% |
World Bank definition
Forest area (% of land area)
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is 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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