Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 219,183 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in European Union (27), 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree-covered areas — area from modis in European Union (27) is 219,183 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in European Union (27) peaked at 221,182 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 213,303 1000 ha, in 2003.
That places European Union (27) 12th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 216,432 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 217,258 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 213,303 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 213,775 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 214,009 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 216,351 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 216,072 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 215,109 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 215,130 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 215,711 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 218,320 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 216,952 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 217,483 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 219,802 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 220,348 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 220,234 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 219,707 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 219,000 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 220,258 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 221,182 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 219,430 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 215,907 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 216,914 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 219,183 1000 ha | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 215,271 1000 ha | 213,303 1000 ha | 217,258 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 218,782 1000 ha | 215,711 1000 ha | 220,348 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 218,523 1000 ha | 215,907 1000 ha | 221,182 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 9 Australia 80,274 1000 ha compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 19,724 1000 ha compare
- 10 Mexico 79,404 1000 ha compare
- 10 Türkiye 15,715 1000 ha compare
- 11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,856 1000 ha compare
- 11 Peru 78,982 1000 ha compare
- 12 Angola 72,958 1000 ha compare
- 12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,991 1000 ha compare
- 13 Argentina 58,070 1000 ha compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 1,309 1000 ha compare
- 14 Central African Republic 57,865 1000 ha compare
- 14 Polynesia 555.2 1000 ha compare
- 15 India 56,132 1000 ha compare
- 15 Republic of Moldova 282.03 1000 ha compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree-covered areas — area from modis in European Union (27)?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in European Union (27) was 219,183 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 221,182 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 213,303 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does European Union (27) rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- European Union (27) ranks 12th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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 MODIS. 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.