Land use hidden — Planted Forest in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Land use hidden — Planted Forest was 28,714 Square kilometres in 2023. ▲ Rising
Land use hidden — Planted Forest in United Kingdom, 1990–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2023, land use hidden — planted forest in United Kingdom stood at 28,714 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — planted forest in United Kingdom peaked at 28,714 Square kilometres in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24,340 Square kilometres, in 1990.
United Kingdom ranks 17th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25,132 Square kilometres | 24,340 Square kilometres | 25,924 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2000s | 26,572 Square kilometres | 26,100 Square kilometres | 27,045 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2010s | 27,880 Square kilometres | 27,150 Square kilometres | 28,380 Square kilometres | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,587 Square kilometres | 28,460 Square kilometres | 28,714 Square kilometres | 4 |
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More environment data for United Kingdom
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.35 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.22 Percentage change (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 5,420 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 28.37 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 981,329 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 755,323 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 226,006 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 2.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — planted forest in United Kingdom?
- Land use hidden — planted forest in United Kingdom was 28,714 Square kilometres in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land use hidden — planted forest recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 28,714 Square kilometres in 2023.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — planted forest recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,340 Square kilometres in 1990.
- How does United Kingdom rank for land use hidden — planted forest?
- United Kingdom ranks 17th out of 189 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — planted forest rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land use hidden — Planted 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