Land cover for FAO Forest categories by NUTS 2 region by country
Countries reporting
35
Highest
549,060
France
Lowest
316
Malta
Median
65,284
Years covered
14
2009–2022
Data points
1,375
What the numbers show
Land cover for FAO Forest categories by NUTS 2 region is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 549,060 in France; the lowest is 316 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 65,284, and the mean is 136,443.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,738.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 22 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 |
| 6 | Poland | 311,928 | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 8 | Italy | 302,073 | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 9 | Romania | 238,398 | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 10 | Greece | 131,694 | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 11 | Bulgaria | 110,996 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 12 | Hungary | 93,012 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 13 | Portugal | 89,103 | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 14 | Austria | 83,882 | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 15 | Czechia | 78,871 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | Ireland | 69,947 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 17 | Lithuania | 65,284 | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 17 | Lithuania | 65,284 | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 19 | Latvia | 64,594 | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 19 | Latvia | 64,594 | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 21 | Croatia | 56,594 | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 21 | Croatia | 56,594 | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 23 | Slovakia | 49,035 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 23 | Slovakia | 49,035 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 25 | Estonia | 45,336 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 25 | Estonia | 45,336 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 27 | Denmark | 42,925 | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 28 | Netherlands | 37,391 | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 28 | Netherlands | 37,391 | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 30 | Belgium | 30,667 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 31 | Slovenia | 20,273 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 31 | Slovenia | 20,273 | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 33 | Cyprus | 9,253 | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 34 | Luxembourg | 2,595 | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Malta | 316 | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Manner-Suomi 336,782
- Norra Sverige 312,432
- Pohjois- ja Itä-Suomi 227,119
- Centro (ES) 215,317
- Övre Norrland 164,083
- Sur 98,914
- Castilla y León 94,225
- Continente 89,103
- Andalucía 87,600
- Södra Sverige 84,685
- Castilla-La Mancha 79,458
- Česko 78,871
- Mellersta Norrland 76,709
- Sud 73,800
- Macroregiunea Doi 72,627
- Norra Mellansverige 71,640
- Bayern 70,543
- Noreste 70,387
- Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria 68,329
- Macroregiunea Unu 68,252
- Makroregion północno-zachodni 66,257
- Lietuva 65,284
- Länsi-Suomi 64,725
- Latvija 64,594
- Macroregiunea Patru 61,248
- Este 60,355
- Makroregion północny 60,153
- Kentriki Elláda 58,734
- Centro (IT) 58,024
- Nord-Ovest 57,928
- Hrvatska 56,594
- Voreia Elláda 51,638
- Östra Sverige 50,307
- Isole 49,939
- Alföld és Észak 49,485
- Slovensko 49,035
- Aragón 47,722
- Aragón 47,722
- Niedersachsen 47,710
- Noroeste 45,498