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In the past centuries, forest area has been increasing constantly po letu 2010 pa se je povečevanje umirilo in ostaja zadnja leta razmeroma stabilno. Since 1875, when forests covered only 36% of the Slovenian territory, forest cover has increased to 58.5%. In terms of forest share, Slovenia ranks third among EU-28 countries, behind Sweden and Finland.


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Figure GZ04-1: Share of forest in the area of present-day Slovenia, 1875-2018
Sources: 
Slovenian Forest Service (2019)
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share of forest[%]

1875

35.99

1953

42.03

1956

43.68

1961

46.53

1970

46.93

1980

51.28

-

1990

52.84

1991

53.12

1992

53.40

1993

53.69

1994

53.97

1995

54.16

1996

54.20

1997

54.74

1998

54.80

1999

55.03

2000

55.95

2001

56.37

2002

56.71

2003

57.11

2004

57.41

2005

57.67

2006

57.90

2007

58.37

2008

58.50

2009

58.50

2010

58.50

2011

58.40

2012

58.40

2013

58.40

2014

58.30

2015

58.30

2016

58.30

2017

58.20

2018

58.10

Figure GZ04-2: Forest area in the area of present-day Slovenia, 1990-2018
Sources: 
Slovenian Forest Service (2019)
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forest area[hectare]

1990

1071151

1991

1076913.50

1992

1082676

1993

1088438.50

1994

1094201

1995

1097929

1996

1098844

1997

1109710

1998

1111006

1999

1115661

2000

1134227

2001

1142869

2002

1149633

2003

1157824

2004

1163812

2005

1169196

2006

1173847

2007

1183252

2008

1185145

2009

1186104

2010

1185169

2011

1184369

2012

1184526

2013

1183433

2014

1181943

2015

1182016

2016

1182278

2017

1180281

2018

1177244

Figure GZ04-3: Share of forest area in some European coutries, 2015
Sources: 
Global Forest Resource Assesment 2015, FAO UN (2016)
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total share[%]

share of other wooded area[%]

share of forest[%]

total area[1000 ha]

area of other wooded area[1000 ha]

forest area[1000 ha]

Malta

1.10

0

1.10

0

0

Ireland

11.60

0.70

10.90

801

47

754

Netherlands

11.10

0

11.10

376

0

376

United Kingdom

13.10

0.10

13

3164

20

3144

Denmark

15.50

1.10

14.40

658

46

612

Turkey

28.40

13.20

15.20

21845

10130

11715

Cyprus

41.80

23.10

18.70

386

213

173

Belgium

23.80

1.20

22.60

719

36

683

Hungary

24

1.30

22.70

2190

121

2069

Romania

30.20

0.40

29.80

6951

90

6861

Poland

30.80

0

30.80

9435

0

9435

France

32.10

1.10

31

17579

590

16989

Switzerland

33.20

1.80

31.40

1324

70

1254

Greece

50.80

19.30

31.50

6546

2492

4054

Italy

37.80

6.20

31.60

11110

1813

9297

Germany

32.80

0

32.80

11419

0

11419

Luxembourg

37.66

4.53

33.13

88

1

87

Croatia

44.50

10.20

34.30

2491

569

1922

Czech Republic

34.50

0

34.50

2667

0

2667

Lithuania

36.50

1.70

34.80

2284

104

2180

Bulgaria

35.40

0.20

35.20

3845

22

3823

Portugal

58.90

23.60

35.30

10218

7036

3182

Spain

55.40

18.50

36.90

27627

9209

18418

Norway

42

2.20

39.80

14124

2012

12112

Slovakia

40.30

0

40.30

1940

0

1940

Austria

51.50

1.90

49.60

4022

153

3869

Estonia

58

5.30

52.70

2456

224

2232

Latvia

55.80

1.80

54

3468

112

3356

Slovenia

63.10

1.10

62

1271

23

1248

Sweden

74.30

5.90

68.40

30505

2432

28073

Finland

75.70

2.60

73.10

23019

801

22218

EU-28

38.19

4.47

33.72

373338

52154

321184


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