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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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