Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 984,976 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
984,976 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
5th
of 26 groups
All-time high
990,016 1000 ha
in 2017
All-time low
948,402 1000 ha
in 2003
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Eastern Europe, 2001–2024

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k1.0M2001201220242001: 957.7k 1000 ha2002: 963.8k 1000 ha2003: 948.4k 1000 ha2004: 952.9k 1000 ha2005: 962.9k 1000 ha2006: 969.1k 1000 ha2007: 973.2k 1000 ha2008: 971.4k 1000 ha2009: 969.1k 1000 ha2010: 972.3k 1000 ha2011: 976.2k 1000 ha2012: 981.7k 1000 ha2013: 981.2k 1000 ha2014: 983.4k 1000 ha2015: 986.6k 1000 ha2016: 988.1k 1000 ha2017: 990.0k 1000 ha2018: 986.2k 1000 ha2019: 982.8k 1000 ha2020: 986.2k 1000 ha2021: 987.5k 1000 ha2022: 988.5k 1000 ha2023: 986.9k 1000 ha2024: 985.0k 1000 ha

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

Analysis

In 2024, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Eastern Europe stood at 984,976 1000 ha.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in Eastern Europe peaked at 990,016 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 948,402 1000 ha, in 2003.

Eastern Europe ranks 5th of 26 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Eastern Europe, year by year

Annual values for Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in Eastern Europe, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 957,656 1000 ha —
2002 963,838 1000 ha +0.6%
2003 948,402 1000 ha -1.6%
2004 952,911 1000 ha +0.5%
2005 962,878 1000 ha +1.0%
2006 969,111 1000 ha +0.6%
2007 973,222 1000 ha +0.4%
2008 971,382 1000 ha -0.2%
2009 969,110 1000 ha -0.2%
2010 972,300 1000 ha +0.3%
2011 976,154 1000 ha +0.4%
2012 981,719 1000 ha +0.6%
2013 981,188 1000 ha -0.1%
2014 983,426 1000 ha +0.2%
2015 986,613 1000 ha +0.3%
2016 988,092 1000 ha +0.1%
2017 990,016 1000 ha +0.2%
2018 986,164 1000 ha -0.4%
2019 982,816 1000 ha -0.3%
2020 986,158 1000 ha +0.3%
2021 987,508 1000 ha +0.1%
2022 988,508 1000 ha +0.1%
2023 986,880 1000 ha -0.2%
2024 984,976 1000 ha -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 963,168 1000 ha 948,402 1000 ha 973,222 1000 ha 9
2010s 982,849 1000 ha 972,300 1000 ha 990,016 1000 ha 10
2020s 986,806 1000 ha 984,976 1000 ha 988,508 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Eastern Europe

  1. 2 Brazil 597,725 1000 ha compare
  2. 3 Canada 501,610 1000 ha compare
  3. 3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 220,821 1000 ha compare
  4. 4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 70,293 1000 ha compare
  5. 4 China 270,880 1000 ha compare
  6. 5 China, mainland 268,203 1000 ha compare
  7. 5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 68,863 1000 ha compare
  8. 6 Indonesia 165,940 1000 ha compare
  9. 6 Melanesia 50,572 1000 ha compare
  10. 7 Colombia 101,965 1000 ha compare
  11. 7 United Republic of Tanzania 46,236 1000 ha compare
  12. 8 Viet Nam 23,082 1000 ha compare
  13. 8 Australia and New Zealand 95,988 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is tree-covered areas — area from modis in Eastern Europe?
Tree-covered areas — area from modis in Eastern Europe was 984,976 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Eastern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 990,016 1000 ha in 2017.
What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in Eastern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 948,402 1000 ha in 2003.
How does Eastern Europe rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
Eastern Europe ranks 5th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Eastern 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 MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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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.