Indicator 15.1.1

Indicator 15.1.1

Forest area as a proportion of total land area, (%)

Forest area as a proportion of total land area

INDICATOR 15.1.1
Forest area as a proportion of total land area. Forest area as a proportion of total land area
TARGET 15.1
By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements.
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
See United Nations Global SDG Database

Indicator 15.1.1

Indicator 15.1.1

Forest area as a proportion of total land area, (%)

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INDICATOR 15.1.1
Forest area as a proportion of total land area. Forest area as a proportion of total land area
TARGET 15.1
By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements.
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
See United Nations Global SDG Database

Indicator 15.1.1

Indicator 15.1.1

Forest area as a proportion of total land area, (%)

INDICATOR 15.1.1
Forest area as a proportion of total land area. Forest area as a proportion of total land area
TARGET 15.1
By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements.
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
See United Nations Global SDG Database

Indicator 15.1.1

Indicator 15.1.1

Forest area as a proportion of total land area, (%)

Country 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Albania .. 28.54 .. .. .. .. 28.80 28.80 28.79 28.79 28.79 28.79
Andorra .. 34.04 .. .. .. .. 34.04 34.04 34.04 34.04 34.04 34.04
Armenia .. 11.61 .. .. .. .. 11.57 11.57 11.56 11.55 11.54 11.54
Austria .. 46.82 .. .. .. .. 47.03 47.08 47.12 47.16 47.21 47.25
Azerbaijan .. 12.49 .. .. .. .. 13.04 13.15 13.27 13.41 13.55 13.69
Belarus .. 42.53 .. .. .. .. 42.53 42.91 42.98 43.05 43.13 43.19
Belgium .. 22.78 .. .. .. .. 22.76 22.76 22.76 22.76 22.76 22.76
Bosnia and Herzegovina .. 41.07 .. .. .. .. 42.20 42.51 42.73 42.73 42.73 42.73
Bulgaria .. 34.42 .. .. .. .. 35.31 35.38 35.50 35.62 35.74 35.86
Canada .. 38.74 .. .. .. .. 38.72 38.71 38.71 38.70 38.70 38.70
Croatia .. 34.31 .. .. .. .. 34.34 34.38 34.52 34.56 34.60 34.65
Cyprus .. 18.71 .. .. .. .. 18.69 18.68 18.68 18.68 18.67 18.67
Czechia .. 34.41 .. .. .. .. 34.56 34.58 34.60 34.63 34.65 34.68
Denmark .. 14.66 .. .. .. .. 15.62 15.62 15.64 15.66 15.69 15.71
Estonia .. 55.11 .. .. .. .. 55.69 55.70 57.04 57.04 57.04 57.04
Finland .. 73.19 .. .. .. .. 73.74 73.74 73.73 73.73 73.73 73.73
France .. 29.99 .. .. .. .. 30.75 30.90 31.05 31.20 31.36 31.51
Georgia .. 40.62 .. .. .. .. 40.62 40.62 40.62 40.62 40.62 40.62
Germany .. 32.73 .. .. .. .. 32.73 32.69 32.68 32.68 32.68 32.68
Greece .. 30.27 .. .. .. .. 30.27 30.27 30.27 30.27 30.27 30.27
Hungary .. 22.60 .. .. .. .. 22.58 22.56 22.54 22.53 22.51 22.50
Iceland .. 0.45 .. .. .. .. 0.48 0.49 0.49 0.50 0.50 0.51
Ireland .. 10.46 .. .. .. .. 10.95 11.07 11.18 11.24 11.29 11.35
Israel .. 7.12 .. .. .. .. 7.62 6.47 6.47 6.47 6.47 6.47
Italy .. 30.53 .. .. .. .. 31.44 31.62 31.80 31.98 32.17 32.35
Kazakhstan .. 1.14 .. .. .. .. 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28
Kyrgyzstan .. 6.41 .. .. .. .. 6.53 6.55 6.57 6.67 6.76 6.86
Latvia .. 54.19 .. .. .. .. 54.50 54.56 54.63 54.69 54.75 54.81
Liechtenstein .. 41.87 .. .. .. .. 41.88 41.88 41.88 41.88 41.88 41.88
Lithuania .. 34.62 .. .. .. .. 34.91 34.96 35.06 35.10 35.13 35.15
Luxembourg .. 34.45 .. .. .. .. 34.45 34.45 34.45 34.45 34.45 34.45
Malta .. 1.09 .. .. .. .. 1.09 1.19 1.31 1.44 1.44 1.44
Monaco .. 0.00 .. .. .. .. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Montenegro .. 61.49 .. .. .. .. 61.49 61.49 61.49 61.49 61.49 61.49
Netherlands .. 11.07 .. .. .. .. 10.84 10.86 10.89 10.92 10.95 10.97
North Macedonia .. 38.08 .. .. .. .. 39.43 39.72 39.71 39.71 39.71 39.71
Norway .. 39.78 .. .. .. .. 39.91 39.94 39.97 40.00 40.03 40.16
Poland .. 30.46 .. .. .. .. 30.77 30.81 30.85 30.89 30.94 30.98
Portugal .. 35.51 .. .. .. .. 36.15 36.15 36.15 36.15 36.15 36.15
Republic of Moldova .. 11.40 .. .. .. .. 11.75 11.75 11.75 11.75 11.75 11.75
Romania .. 28.32 .. .. .. .. 29.99 30.12 30.12 30.12 30.12 30.12
Russian Federation .. 49.77 .. .. .. .. 49.76 49.77 49.78 49.78 49.78 49.78
San Marino .. 16.67 .. .. .. .. 16.67 16.67 16.67 16.67 16.67 16.67
Serbia .. 31.02 .. .. .. .. 31.09 31.10 31.12 31.12 31.13 31.13
Slovakia .. 39.88 .. .. .. .. 39.97 40.00 40.06 40.06 40.06 40.06
Slovenia .. 61.90 .. .. .. .. 61.96 61.86 61.77 61.67 61.57 61.47
Spain .. 37.09 .. .. .. .. 37.13 37.14 37.15 37.16 37.17 37.18
Sweden .. 68.92 .. .. .. .. 68.69 68.69 68.69 68.69 68.70 68.70
Switzerland .. 31.25 .. .. .. .. 31.68 31.77 31.86 31.94 32.03 32.12
Tajikistan .. 2.93 .. .. .. .. 3.04 3.04 3.04 3.04 3.05 3.05
Türkiye .. 27.39 .. .. .. .. 28.10 28.10 28.26 28.47 28.67 28.87
Turkmenistan .. 8.78 .. .. .. .. 8.78 8.78 8.78 8.78 8.78 8.78
Ukraine .. 16.48 .. .. .. .. 16.67 16.68 16.69 16.70 16.71 16.72
United Kingdom .. 12.64 .. .. .. .. 13.04 13.06 13.08 13.12 13.15 13.19
United States .. 33.75 .. .. .. .. 33.90 33.90 33.87 33.87 33.87 33.87
Uzbekistan .. 7.68 .. .. .. .. 8.06 8.14 8.20 8.26 8.32 8.37
Country 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Albania .. 28.54 .. .. .. .. 28.80 28.80 28.79 28.79 28.79 28.79
Andorra .. 34.04 .. .. .. .. 34.04 34.04 34.04 34.04 34.04 34.04
Armenia .. 11.61 .. .. .. .. 11.57 11.57 11.56 11.55 11.54 11.54
Austria .. 46.82 .. .. .. .. 47.03 47.08 47.12 47.16 47.21 47.25
Azerbaijan .. 12.49 .. .. .. .. 13.04 13.15 13.27 13.41 13.55 13.69
Belarus .. 42.53 .. .. .. .. 42.53 42.91 42.98 43.05 43.13 43.19
Belgium .. 22.78 .. .. .. .. 22.76 22.76 22.76 22.76 22.76 22.76
Bosnia and Herzegovina .. 41.07 .. .. .. .. 42.20 42.51 42.73 42.73 42.73 42.73
Bulgaria .. 34.42 .. .. .. .. 35.31 35.38 35.50 35.62 35.74 35.86
Canada .. 38.74 .. .. .. .. 38.72 38.71 38.71 38.70 38.70 38.70
Croatia .. 34.31 .. .. .. .. 34.34 34.38 34.52 34.56 34.60 34.65
Cyprus .. 18.71 .. .. .. .. 18.69 18.68 18.68 18.68 18.67 18.67
Czechia .. 34.41 .. .. .. .. 34.56 34.58 34.60 34.63 34.65 34.68
Denmark .. 14.66 .. .. .. .. 15.62 15.62 15.64 15.66 15.69 15.71
Estonia .. 55.11 .. .. .. .. 55.69 55.70 57.04 57.04 57.04 57.04
Finland .. 73.19 .. .. .. .. 73.74 73.74 73.73 73.73 73.73 73.73
France .. 29.99 .. .. .. .. 30.75 30.90 31.05 31.20 31.36 31.51
Georgia .. 40.62 .. .. .. .. 40.62 40.62 40.62 40.62 40.62 40.62
Germany .. 32.73 .. .. .. .. 32.73 32.69 32.68 32.68 32.68 32.68
Greece .. 30.27 .. .. .. .. 30.27 30.27 30.27 30.27 30.27 30.27
Hungary .. 22.60 .. .. .. .. 22.58 22.56 22.54 22.53 22.51 22.50
Iceland .. 0.45 .. .. .. .. 0.48 0.49 0.49 0.50 0.50 0.51
Ireland .. 10.46 .. .. .. .. 10.95 11.07 11.18 11.24 11.29 11.35
Israel .. 7.12 .. .. .. .. 7.62 6.47 6.47 6.47 6.47 6.47
Italy .. 30.53 .. .. .. .. 31.44 31.62 31.80 31.98 32.17 32.35
Kazakhstan .. 1.14 .. .. .. .. 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.28
Kyrgyzstan .. 6.41 .. .. .. .. 6.53 6.55 6.57 6.67 6.76 6.86
Latvia .. 54.19 .. .. .. .. 54.50 54.56 54.63 54.69 54.75 54.81
Liechtenstein .. 41.87 .. .. .. .. 41.88 41.88 41.88 41.88 41.88 41.88
Lithuania .. 34.62 .. .. .. .. 34.91 34.96 35.06 35.10 35.13 35.15
Luxembourg .. 34.45 .. .. .. .. 34.45 34.45 34.45 34.45 34.45 34.45
Malta .. 1.09 .. .. .. .. 1.09 1.19 1.31 1.44 1.44 1.44
Monaco .. 0.00 .. .. .. .. 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Montenegro .. 61.49 .. .. .. .. 61.49 61.49 61.49 61.49 61.49 61.49
Netherlands .. 11.07 .. .. .. .. 10.84 10.86 10.89 10.92 10.95 10.97
North Macedonia .. 38.08 .. .. .. .. 39.43 39.72 39.71 39.71 39.71 39.71
Norway .. 39.78 .. .. .. .. 39.91 39.94 39.97 40.00 40.03 40.16
Poland .. 30.46 .. .. .. .. 30.77 30.81 30.85 30.89 30.94 30.98
Portugal .. 35.51 .. .. .. .. 36.15 36.15 36.15 36.15 36.15 36.15
Republic of Moldova .. 11.40 .. .. .. .. 11.75 11.75 11.75 11.75 11.75 11.75
Romania .. 28.32 .. .. .. .. 29.99 30.12 30.12 30.12 30.12 30.12
Russian Federation .. 49.77 .. .. .. .. 49.76 49.77 49.78 49.78 49.78 49.78
San Marino .. 16.67 .. .. .. .. 16.67 16.67 16.67 16.67 16.67 16.67
Serbia .. 31.02 .. .. .. .. 31.09 31.10 31.12 31.12 31.13 31.13
Slovakia .. 39.88 .. .. .. .. 39.97 40.00 40.06 40.06 40.06 40.06
Slovenia .. 61.90 .. .. .. .. 61.96 61.86 61.77 61.67 61.57 61.47
Spain .. 37.09 .. .. .. .. 37.13 37.14 37.15 37.16 37.17 37.18
Sweden .. 68.92 .. .. .. .. 68.69 68.69 68.69 68.69 68.70 68.70
Switzerland .. 31.25 .. .. .. .. 31.68 31.77 31.86 31.94 32.03 32.12
Tajikistan .. 2.93 .. .. .. .. 3.04 3.04 3.04 3.04 3.05 3.05
Türkiye .. 27.39 .. .. .. .. 28.10 28.10 28.26 28.47 28.67 28.87
Turkmenistan .. 8.78 .. .. .. .. 8.78 8.78 8.78 8.78 8.78 8.78
Ukraine .. 16.48 .. .. .. .. 16.67 16.68 16.69 16.70 16.71 16.72
United Kingdom .. 12.64 .. .. .. .. 13.04 13.06 13.08 13.12 13.15 13.19
United States .. 33.75 .. .. .. .. 33.90 33.90 33.87 33.87 33.87 33.87
Uzbekistan .. 7.68 .. .. .. .. 8.06 8.14 8.20 8.26 8.32 8.37
INDICATOR 15.1.1
Forest area as a proportion of total land area. Forest area as a proportion of total land area
TARGET 15.1
By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements.
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
See United Nations Global SDG Database

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