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

Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Western Europe was 31,389 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 Western Europe?

The highest recorded value was 32,666 1000 ha in 1997.

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

The lowest recorded value was 31,389 1000 ha in 2022.

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

Western Europe ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2022.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Western 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 Western Europe

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

Western Europe: Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC was 31,389 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

31,389 1000 ha

Change on year

down 0.3%

Rank

22nd

of 29 groups

All-time high

32,666 1000 ha

in 1997

All-time low

31,389 1000 ha

in 2022

Years of data

1992–2022

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

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

Analysis

In 2022, tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Western Europe stood at 31,389 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Western Europe peaked at 32,666 1000 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 31,389 1000 ha, in 2022.

That places Western Europe 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	32,532 1000 ha	32,256 1000 ha	32,666 1000 ha	8
2000s	31,922 1000 ha	31,823 1000 ha	32,128 1000 ha	10
2010s	31,596 1000 ha	31,546 1000 ha	31,662 1000 ha	10
2020s	31,483 1000 ha	31,389 1000 ha	31,564 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Western Europe

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
25 Myanmar 29,751 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

More environment data for Western Europe

Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 528,005 t (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 103.86 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 17.43 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 25.27 g/Int$ (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 859,653 t (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.64 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.78 million t (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 3.83 g/Int$ (2024)
Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.48 million t (2024)
Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 15.74 kg/ha (2024)

All data for Western Europe →

Frequently asked questions

What is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Western Europe?: Tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc in Western Europe was 31,389 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 Western Europe?: The highest recorded value was 32,666 1000 ha in 1997.
What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc recorded in Western Europe?: The lowest recorded value was 31,389 1000 ha in 2022.
How does Western Europe rank for tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc?: Western Europe ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2022.
Is tree-covered areas — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Western Europe?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Western 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.