Europe Forest Area (%) Ranking (2022)
In 2022, forest area (%) in Europe was highest in Finland at 73.73%, followed by Sweden at 68.70% and Montenegro at 61.49%. The average forest area (%) across countries in Europe was 30.79%, the median was 32.54%, and Gibraltar recorded the lowest forest area (%) at 0%, according to the World Bank.
Data is available for the period 1990 to 2022 across 48 countries in Europe.
Frequency : Yearly
| Rank | Country | Current Value ↓ | Previous Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 73.73% | 73.73% | 2022 | |
| 2 | 68.7% | 68.7% | 2022 | |
| 3 | 61.49% | 61.49% | 2022 | |
| 4 | 61.27% | 61.37% | 2022 | |
| 5 | 57.07% | 57.04% | 2022 | |
| 6 | 54.93% | 54.87% | 2022 | |
| 7 | 49.78% | 49.78% | 2022 | |
| 8 | 47.21% | 47.17% | 2022 | |
| 9 | 43.34% | 43.27% | 2022 | |
| 10 | 42.73% | 42.73% | 2022 | |
| 11 | 41.88% | 41.88% | 2022 | |
| 12 | 40.06% | 40.06% | 2022 | |
| 13 | 39.71% | 39.71% | 2022 | |
| 14 | 37.18% | 37.17% | 2022 | |
| 15 | 36.15% | 36.15% | 2022 | |
| 16 | 36.1% | 35.98% | 2022 | |
| 17 | 35.2% | 35.18% | 2022 | |
| 18 | 34.74% | 34.7% | 2022 | |
| 19 | 34.74% | 34.71% | 2022 | |
| 20 | 34.45% | 34.45% | 2022 | |
| 21 | 34.04% | 34.04% | 2022 | |
| 22 | 33.48% | 33.46% | 2022 | |
| 23 | 32.71% | 32.53% | 2022 | |
| 24 | 32.69% | 32.68% | 2022 | |
| 25 | 32.39% | 32.38% | 2022 | |
| 26 | 32.3% | 32.21% | 2022 | |
| 27 | 31.81% | 31.66% | 2022 | |
| 28 | 31.06% | 31.02% | 2022 | |
| 29 | 30.27% | 30.27% | 2022 | |
| 30 | 30.12% | 30.12% | 2022 | |
| 31 | 29.28% | 29.07% | 2022 | |
| 32 | 28.79% | 28.79% | 2022 | |
| 33 | 22.6% | 22.6% | 2022 | |
| 34 | 22.46% | 22.48% | 2022 | |
| 35 | 18.67% | 18.67% | 2022 | |
| 36 | 16.74% | 16.73% | 2022 | |
| 37 | 16.67% | 16.67% | 2022 | |
| 38 | 15.76% | 15.73% | 2022 | |
| 39 | 13.26% | 13.22% | 2022 | |
| 40 | 11.75% | 11.72% | 2022 | |
| 41 | 11.47% | 11.41% | 2022 | |
| 42 | 11.03% | 11% | 2022 | |
| 43 | 6.07% | 6.07% | 2022 | |
| 44 | 1.44% | 1.44% | 2022 | |
| 45 | 0.52% | 0.52% | 2022 | |
| 46 | 0.06% | 0.06% | 2022 | |
| 47 | 0% | 0% | 2021 | |
| 48 | 0% | 0% | 2022 |
Europe Forest Area (%) Ranking (2022) : Definition
Forest Area (%) measures the share of a country's total land area covered by forest, reported as a percentage for the reporting year.