Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS was 12,772 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 12,772 1000 ha for tree-covered areas — area from modis in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree-covered areas — area from modis in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 13,756 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11,885 1000 ha, in 2010.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 48th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 13,756 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 13,164 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 12,378 1000 ha | -6.0% |
| 2004 | 12,600 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 12,941 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 13,467 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 13,455 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 13,057 1000 ha | -3.0% |
| 2009 | 12,454 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2010 | 11,885 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 12,144 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 12,432 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 12,799 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 12,778 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 12,234 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 12,090 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 12,260 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 12,638 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 12,322 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 12,251 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 12,337 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 12,203 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 12,374 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 12,772 1000 ha | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,030 1000 ha | 12,378 1000 ha | 13,756 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 12,358 1000 ha | 11,885 1000 ha | 12,799 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 12,388 1000 ha | 12,203 1000 ha | 12,772 1000 ha | 5 |
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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)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 55.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value, annual growth rate -2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 5.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs — Production, annual growth rate 8.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth 7.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tree-covered areas — area from modis in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Tree-covered areas — area from modis in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 12,772 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 13,756 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest tree-covered areas — area from modis recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,885 1000 ha in 2010.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for tree-covered areas — area from modis?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 48th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree-covered areas — area from modis rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 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.