Land use hidden — Forest in OECD Europe
OECD Europe: Land use hidden — Forest was 1.86 million Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Forest in OECD Europe, 2000–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
OECD Europe recorded 1.86 million Square kilometres for land use hidden — forest in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — forest in OECD Europe peaked at 1.86 million Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.76 million Square kilometres, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Forest in OECD Europe, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.76 million Square kilometres | — |
| 2001 | 1.77 million Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.78 million Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 1.78 million Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 1.79 million Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 1.79 million Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 1.80 million Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.80 million Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.81 million Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.81 million Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.82 million Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 1.82 million Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.83 million Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.83 million Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.83 million Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.84 million Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.84 million Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.84 million Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.85 million Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.85 million Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.85 million Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1.86 million Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.86 million Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1.86 million Square kilometres | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.79 million Square kilometres | 1.76 million Square kilometres | 1.81 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.83 million Square kilometres | 1.82 million Square kilometres | 1.85 million Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.86 million Square kilometres | 1.85 million Square kilometres | 1.86 million Square kilometres | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD Europe
- 1 OECD 11.64 million Square kilometres compare
- 1 Ethiopia 168,495 Square kilometres compare
- 2 Madagascar 123,902 Square kilometres compare
- 2 Russia 8.15 million Square kilometres compare
- 3 Brazil 4.93 million Square kilometres compare
- 4 Canada 3.47 million Square kilometres compare
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.23 million Square kilometres compare
- 4 Equatorial Guinea 24,233 Square kilometres compare
- 5 Türkiye 226,884 Square kilometres compare
- 5 United States 3.10 million Square kilometres compare
- 5 Croatia 19,466 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for OECD Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3148 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.54 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Total area, annual growth rate 0.0196 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland, annual growth rate -0.0855 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area, annual growth rate 0.0043 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, annual growth rate -0.5667 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas, annual growth rate 0.1815 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 1.21 million Square kilometres (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — forest in OECD Europe?
- Land use hidden — forest in OECD Europe was 1.86 million Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — forest recorded in OECD Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.86 million Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — forest recorded in OECD Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 million Square kilometres in 2000.
- How does OECD Europe rank for land use hidden — forest?
- OECD Europe ranks 2nd out of 15 regions with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — forest rising or falling in OECD Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata