Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 2,336 1000 ha in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 2,336 1000 ha for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 2,336 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2,012 1000 ha, in 1992.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 95th of 224 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2,012 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 2,015 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 2,018 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 2,030 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 2,044 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 2,117 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 2,122 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 2,173 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 2,214 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 2,239 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 2,256 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 2,269 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2,284 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2,284 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 2,286 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,286 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 2,287 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2,289 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2,289 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 2,288 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 2,286 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 2,284 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2,290 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 2,290 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2,289 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 2,290 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2,297 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 2,301 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2,307 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2,321 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 2,336 1000 ha | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,066 1000 ha | 2,012 1000 ha | 2,173 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 2,269 1000 ha | 2,214 1000 ha | 2,289 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,290 1000 ha | 2,284 1000 ha | 2,301 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,321 1000 ha | 2,307 1000 ha | 2,336 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 92 Croatia 2,389 1000 ha compare
- 93 Equatorial Guinea 2,363 1000 ha compare
- 94 Dominican Republic 2,356 1000 ha compare
- 96 Sierra Leone 2,233 1000 ha compare
- 97 Slovakia 2,226 1000 ha compare
- 98 China, Taiwan Province of 2,211 1000 ha compare
More environment data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.444 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.84 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.27 g/Int$ (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 17,107 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 24,193 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 43.06 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 198,000 t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 253,433 t (2024)
- Country area — Area 24,361 1000 ha (2024)
All data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland →
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 2,336 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 2,336 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,012 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 95th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.