Land cover for FAO Forest categories by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
27
Highest
549,060
France
Lowest
316
Malta
Median
78,871
Years covered
14
2009–2022
Data points
1,330
What the numbers show
Land cover for FAO Forest categories by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 27 countries. The highest value is 549,060 in France; the lowest is 316 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 78,871, and the mean is 152,781.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,738.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 0.3%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 1.4%).
Land cover for FAO Forest categories by NUTS 2 region: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 549,060 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 2 | Spain | 498,502 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 3 | Sweden | 447,424 | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 4 | Germany | 357,569 | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | Finland | 338,363 | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Poland | 311,928 | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 7 | Italy | 302,073 | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 8 | Romania | 238,398 | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 9 | Greece | 131,694 | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 10 | Bulgaria | 110,996 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 11 | Hungary | 93,012 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 12 | Portugal | 89,103 | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 13 | Austria | 83,882 | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 14 | Czechia | 78,871 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 15 | Lithuania | 65,284 | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 16 | Latvia | 64,594 | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 17 | Croatia | 56,594 | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Slovakia | 49,035 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 19 | Ireland | 69,947 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 19 | Estonia | 45,336 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 20 | Denmark | 42,925 | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 21 | Netherlands | 37,391 | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 22 | Belgium | 30,667 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 23 | Slovenia | 20,273 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 24 | Cyprus | 9,253 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 222 | Luxembourg | 2,595 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 241 | Malta | 316 | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |