Annual forest area change rate - Sustainable Development Goals - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe

Indicator 15.2.1 (b)

Annual forest area change rate, %

Annual forest area change rate

INDICATOR 15.2.1 (b)

Annual forest area change rate. Annual forest area change rate

TARGET 15.2

By 2020, promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation globally.

GOAL 15

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

SOURCES

United Nations Global SDG Database

METADATA

SDG Metadata Repository

See United Nations Global SDG Database

Indicator 15.2.1 (b)

Annual forest area change rate, %

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INDICATOR 15.2.1 (b)

Annual forest area change rate. Annual forest area change rate

TARGET 15.2

GOAL 15

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

SOURCES

United Nations Global SDG Database

METADATA

SDG Metadata Repository

See United Nations Global SDG Database

Indicator 15.2.1 (b)

Annual forest area change rate, %

INDICATOR 15.2.1 (b)

Annual forest area change rate. Annual forest area change rate

TARGET 15.2

GOAL 15

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

SOURCES

United Nations Global SDG Database

METADATA

SDG Metadata Repository

See United Nations Global SDG Database

Indicator 15.2.1 (b)

Annual forest area change rate, %

Country	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Albania	0.16	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.09
Andorra	0.00	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.00
Armenia	-0.06	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	-0.06
Austria	0.06	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.09
Azerbaijan	0.45	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.92
Belarus	0.42	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.16
Belgium	0.33	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	-0.01
Bosnia and Herzegovina	-0.04	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.40
Bulgaria	1.02	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.41
Canada	-0.01	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	-0.01
Croatia	0.18	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.10
Cyprus	0.07	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	-0.02
Czechia	0.08	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.07
Denmark	0.26	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.69
Estonia	0.43	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.43
Finland	-0.09	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.07
France	0.72	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.50
Georgia	0.22	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.00
Germany	0.05	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.01
Greece	0.81	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.00
Hungary	0.63	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.03
Iceland	4.12	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.40
Ireland	1.34	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.82
Israel	0.06	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	-0.95
Italy	0.76	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.58
Kazakhstan	-0.24	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.15
Kyrgyzstan	0.41	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.68
Latvia	0.40	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.11
Liechtenstein	0.00	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.00
Lithuania	0.72	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.14
Luxembourg	0.23	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.00
Malta	0.00	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2.77
Montenegro	2.82	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.00
Netherlands	0.38	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	-0.11
North Macedonia	0.03	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.42
Norway	-0.01	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.06
Poland	0.29	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.16
Portugal	-0.09	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.18
Republic of Moldova	0.84	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.32
Romania	0.23	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.62
Russian Federation	0.07	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.00
San Marino	0.00	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.00
Serbia	0.98	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.04
Slovakia	0.09	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.04
Slovenia	0.11	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	-0.07
Spain	0.82	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.01
Sweden	-0.03	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	-0.03
Switzerland	0.32	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.28
Tajikistan	0.00	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.33
Türkiye	0.46	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.53
Turkmenistan	0.00	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.00
Ukraine	0.04	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.15
United Kingdom	0.35	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.42
United States	0.17	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.04
Uzbekistan	1.24	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.97

Country	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Albania	0.16	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.09
Andorra	0.00	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.00
Armenia	-0.06	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	-0.06
Austria	0.06	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.09
Azerbaijan	0.45	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.92
Belarus	0.42	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.16
Belgium	0.33	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	-0.01
Bosnia and Herzegovina	-0.04	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.40
Bulgaria	1.02	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.41
Canada	-0.01	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	-0.01
Croatia	0.18	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.10
Cyprus	0.07	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	-0.02
Czechia	0.08	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.07
Denmark	0.26	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.69
Estonia	0.43	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.43
Finland	-0.09	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.07
France	0.72	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.50
Georgia	0.22	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.00
Germany	0.05	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.01
Greece	0.81	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.00
Hungary	0.63	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.03
Iceland	4.12	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.40
Ireland	1.34	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.82
Israel	0.06	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	-0.95
Italy	0.76	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.58
Kazakhstan	-0.24	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	1.15
Kyrgyzstan	0.41	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.68
Latvia	0.40	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.11
Liechtenstein	0.00	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.00
Lithuania	0.72	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.14
Luxembourg	0.23	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.00
Malta	0.00	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	2.77
Montenegro	2.82	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.00
Netherlands	0.38	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	-0.11
North Macedonia	0.03	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.42
Norway	-0.01	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.06
Poland	0.29	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.16
Portugal	-0.09	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.18
Republic of Moldova	0.84	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.32
Romania	0.23	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.62
Russian Federation	0.07	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.00
San Marino	0.00	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.00
Serbia	0.98	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.04
Slovakia	0.09	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.04
Slovenia	0.11	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	-0.07
Spain	0.82	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.01
Sweden	-0.03	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	-0.03
Switzerland	0.32	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.28
Tajikistan	0.00	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.33
Türkiye	0.46	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.53
Turkmenistan	0.00	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.00
Ukraine	0.04	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.15
United Kingdom	0.35	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.42
United States	0.17	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.04
Uzbekistan	1.24	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	..	0.97

INDICATOR 15.2.1 (b)

Annual forest area change rate. Annual forest area change rate

TARGET 15.2

GOAL 15

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

SOURCES

United Nations Global SDG Database

METADATA

SDG Metadata Repository

See United Nations Global SDG Database

Indicator 15.2.1 (b)

Annual forest area change rate. Annual forest area change rate

Target 15.2

Goal 15

Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss

Sources

United Nations Global SDG Database

Metadata

SDG Metadata Repository

Footnote

See United Nations Global SDG Database

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