Environment
Forest area
AG.LND.FRST.ZS · %
Annual series published by the World Bank. 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.
Countries compared
8 countries compared out of 142 available.
Latest known value: 13.29% for United Kingdom in 2023, over a series running from 1990 to 2023 and 8 countries compared, from the highest (Spain, 37.19%) to the lowest (Netherlands, 11.06%).
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Year by year values
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| United Kingdom | Italy | Spain | Netherlands | United States | China | South Africa | South Sudan | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 13.29% | 32.89% | 37.19% | 11.06% | 33.87% | 24.03% | 13.97% | 11.33% |
| 2022 | 13.26% | 32.71% | 37.18% | 11.03% | 33.87% | 23.83% | 14% | 11.33% |
| 2021 | 13.22% | 32.53% | 37.17% | 11% | 33.87% | 23.63% | 14.03% | 11.33% |
| 2020 | 13.19% | 32.35% | 37.18% | 10.97% | 33.87% | 23.43% | 14.06% | 11.33% |
| 2019 | 13.15% | 32.17% | 37.17% | 10.95% | 33.87% | 23.23% | 14.09% | 11.33% |
| 2018 | 13.12% | 31.98% | 37.16% | 10.92% | 33.87% | 23.03% | 14.12% | 11.33% |
| 2017 | 13.08% | 31.8% | 37.15% | 10.89% | 33.87% | 22.83% | 14.15% | 11.33% |
| 2016 | 13.06% | 31.62% | 37.14% | 10.86% | 33.9% | 22.63% | 14.18% | 11.33% |
| 2015 | 13.04% | 31.44% | 37.13% | 10.84% | 33.9% | 22.4% | 14.21% | 11.33% |
| 2014 | 12.96% | 31.26% | 37.08% | 10.88% | 33.87% | 22.19% | 14.24% | 11.33% |
| 2013 | 12.88% | 31.08% | 37.08% | 10.93% | 33.84% | 21.99% | 14.27% | 11.33% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | 30.89% | 37.08% | 10.97% | 33.81% | 21.78% | 14.3% | 11.33% |
| 2011 | 12.72% | 30.71% | 37.1% | 11.02% | 33.78% | 21.57% | 14.33% | |
| 2010 | 12.64% | 30.53% | 37.09% | 11.07% | 33.75% | 21.37% | 14.36% | |
| 2009 | 12.6% | 30.31% | 36.9% | 11.03% | 33.69% | 21.12% | 14.39% | |
| 2008 | 12.56% | 30.08% | 36.6% | 10.98% | 33.64% | 20.87% | 14.42% | |
| 2007 | 12.51% | 29.86% | 36.28% | 10.94% | 33.53% | 20.61% | 14.45% | |
| 2006 | 12.47% | 29.64% | 36% | 10.9% | 33.47% | 20.36% | 14.48% | |
| 2005 | 12.43% | 29.42% | 35.7% | 10.86% | 33.41% | 20.11% | 14.51% | |
| 2004 | 12.38% | 29.19% | 35.41% | 10.81% | 33.36% | 19.86% | 14.54% | |
| 2003 | 12.34% | 28.97% | 35.11% | 10.77% | 33.3% | 19.61% | 14.57% | |
| 2002 | 12.3% | 28.75% | 34.84% | 10.73% | 33.24% | 19.36% | 14.6% | |
| 2001 | 12.25% | 28.52% | 34.58% | 10.69% | 33.19% | 19.1% | 14.63% | |
| 2000 | 12.21% | 28.3% | 34.26% | 10.65% | 33.13% | 18.85% | 14.66% | |
| 1999 | 12.14% | 28.19% | 33.59% | 10.61% | 33.13% | 18.64% | 14.69% | |
| 1998 | 12.06% | 27.93% | 32.95% | 10.56% | 33.12% | 18.43% | 14.72% | |
| 1997 | 11.99% | 27.66% | 32.31% | 10.52% | 33.11% | 18.22% | 14.75% | |
| 1996 | 11.92% | 27.4% | 31.67% | 10.48% | 33.09% | 18.01% | 14.78% | |
| 1995 | 11.85% | 27.13% | 31.03% | 10.44% | 33.08% | 17.8% | 14.81% | |
| 1994 | 11.77% | 26.87% | 30.39% | 10.4% | 33.07% | 17.58% | 14.84% | |
| 1993 | 11.7% | 26.6% | 29.76% | 10.35% | 33.06% | 17.37% | 14.87% | |
| 1992 | 11.63% | 26.34% | 29.12% | 10.31% | 33.05% | 17.16% | 14.9% | |
| 1991 | 11.56% | 26.07% | 28.48% | 10.27% | 33.03% | 16.95% | 14.93% | |
| 1990 | 11.48% | 25.81% | 27.84% | 10.23% | 33.02% | 16.74% | 14.96% |
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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