What is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Southern Europe?

Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Southern Europe was 39,804 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 Southern Europe?

The highest recorded value was 41,019 1000 ha in 1994.

What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Southern Europe?

The lowest recorded value was 39,565 1000 ha in 2004.

How does Southern Europe rank for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc?

Southern Europe ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2022.

Is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Southern Europe?

Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Southern Europe 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.

Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Southern Europe

Name: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Southern Europe
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Southern Europe: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 39,804 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

39,804 1000 ha

Change on year

down 0.1%

Rank

21st

of 29 groups

All-time high

41,019 1000 ha

in 1994

All-time low

39,565 1000 ha

in 2004

Years of data

1992–2022

Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in Southern Europe, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Southern Europe is 39,804 1000 ha, measured in 2022.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Southern Europe peaked at 41,019 1000 ha in 1994 and was at its lowest, 39,565 1000 ha, in 2004.

Southern Europe ranks 21st of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	40,767 1000 ha	40,026 1000 ha	41,019 1000 ha	8
2000s	39,743 1000 ha	39,565 1000 ha	39,878 1000 ha	10
2010s	39,740 1000 ha	39,610 1000 ha	39,868 1000 ha	10
2020s	39,826 1000 ha	39,804 1000 ha	39,837 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Southern Europe

18 Melanesia 45,155 1000 ha compare
19 Mozambique 44,995 1000 ha compare
20 Papua New Guinea 39,084 1000 ha compare
21 United Republic of Tanzania 37,312 1000 ha compare
22 Cameroon 35,626 1000 ha compare
23 Argentina 35,616 1000 ha compare
24 Sudan (former) 32,911 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

More environment data for Southern Europe

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 655,768 t (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 60.53 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 14.41 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 17.49 g/Int$ (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 786,776 t (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.34 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 876,075 t (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.26 g/Int$ (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.18 million t (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 18.21 kg/ha (2024)

All data for Southern Europe →

Frequently asked questions

What is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Southern Europe?: Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Southern Europe was 39,804 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 Southern Europe?: The highest recorded value was 41,019 1000 ha in 1994.
What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Southern Europe?: The lowest recorded value was 39,565 1000 ha in 2004.
How does Southern Europe rank for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc?: Southern Europe ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2022.
Is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Southern Europe?: Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Southern Europe 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

Indicator: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.