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

Slovenia Forest Service, 2021 (31.12.2020)

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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
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

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Last modified
20.07.2021
Author(s)

M.Sc. Rok Pisek, Ph.D. Andreja Nève Repe, M.Sc. Matjaž Guček, Slovenia Forest Service