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 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 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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