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In the past centuries, forest area has been increasing constantly after 2010; however, the rate of expansion has slowed down and remains relatively stable in recent years. Since 1875, when forests covered only 36 % of the Slovenian territory, forest cover has increased to 58.5 % in the year 2009 and rests stable today at 58,0 %. 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, 1875-2020

Sources:

Slovenia Forest Service, 2021 (31.12.2020)

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	other wooded land[%]	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	0.32	58.40
2012	0.32	58.40
2013	0.45	58.40
2014	0.53	58.30
2015	0.56	58.30
2016	0.61	58.30
2017	0.71	58.20
2018	0.81	58.10
2019	0.89	58
2020	0.88	58

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Figure GZ04-2: Forest area in the area of present-day Slovenia, 1990-2020

Sources:

Slovenian Forest Service (2019)

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	forest area[hectare]
1875	729716.76
1953	852147
1956	885501
1961	943209
1970	951484
1980	1039626
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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
2019	1176754
2020	1176069

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Figure GZ04-3: Share of forest area in some European countries, 2020

Sources:

State of Europe’s Forests 2020, Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe - FOREST EUROPE (7. 05. 2021)

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	total share[%]	share of other wooded land[%]	share of forest[%]	total area[1000 ha]	other wooded land[1000 ha]	forest[1000 ha]
Malta	1.10	0	1.10	0	0	0
Netherlands	11	0	11	370	0	370
Ireland	12.40	1	11.40	848	66	782
United Kingdom	13.30	0.10	13.20	3210	20	3190
Denmark	15.90	0.90	15	665	37	628
Belgium	23.80	1.10	22.70	722	33	689
Hungary	24.90	2.20	22.70	2253	200	2053
Turkey	29.80	0.90	28.90	22933	713	22220
Romania	30.20	0.10	30.10	6945	16	6929
Poland	31	0	31	9483	0	9483
Germany	32.70	0	32.70	11419	0	11419
France	33	1.50	31.50	18096	843	17253
Switzerland	34	1.90	32.10	1344	75	1269
Czech Republic	34.70	0	34.70	2677	0	2677
Bulgaria	36.10	0.20	35.90	3917	24	3893
Lithuania	36.10	1	35.10	2263	62	2201
Luxembourg	37.66	1.10	36.50	92	3	89
Italy	38.80	6.30	32.50	11432	1866	9566
Slovakia	40.50	0.40	40.10	1946	20	1926
Cyprus	41.80	23.10	18.70	386	213	173
Croatia	45.70	11	34.70	2557	618	1939
Norway	47.10	7.10	40	14325	2145	12180
Austria	48.80	1.60	47.20	4029	130	3899
Greece	50.70	20.40	30.30	6539	2636	3903
Portugal	53	16.80	36.20	4855	1543	3312
Spain	56	18.80	37.20	27954	9382	18572
Latvia	56.60	1.70	54.90	3519	108	3411
Estonia	58.30	2.20	56.10	2532	94	2438
Slovenia	62.90	1.40	61.50	1271	27	1238
Sweden	74.50	5.80	68.70	30344	2364	27980
Finland	76.20	2.50	73.70	23155	746	22409
EU-28	38.19	5	38.30	183474	21052	162422