Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 149,015 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in European Union (27), 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 149,015 1000 ha for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in European Union (27) peaked at 154,103 1000 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 149,015 1000 ha, in 2022.
European Union (27) ranks 14th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 153,203 1000 ha | 149,044 1000 ha | 154,103 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 152,055 1000 ha | 151,871 1000 ha | 152,273 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 151,013 1000 ha | 149,711 1000 ha | 151,643 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 149,286 1000 ha | 149,015 1000 ha | 149,494 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 68.18 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 6.99 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 398,812 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 164,041 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 159,814 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 40.07 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,158 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 108,962 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 7.57 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in European Union (27)?
- Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in European Union (27) was 149,015 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 154,103 1000 ha in 1994.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 149,015 1000 ha in 2022.
- How does European Union (27) rank for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc?
- European Union (27) ranks 14th out of 29 groups with data for 2022.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.