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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, 1875-2022
Sources:

Slovenia Forest Service, 2023 (31.12.2022)

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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
2021 0.88 58
2022 0.88 58
Figure GZ04-2: Forest area in the area of present-day Slovenia, 1990-2022
Sources:

Slovenia Forest Service, 2023 (31.12.2022)

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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
2021 1176542
2022 1176542
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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forest[1000 ha] other wooded land[1000 ha] total area[1000 ha] share of forest[%] share of other wooded land[%] total share[%]
Malta 0 0 0 1.10 0 1.10
Netherlands 370 0 370 11 0 11
Ireland 782 66 848 11.40 1 12.40
United Kingdom 3190 20 3210 13.20 0.10 13.30
Denmark 628 37 665 15 0.90 15.90
Belgium 689 33 722 22.70 1.10 23.80
Hungary 2053 200 2253 22.70 2.20 24.90
Turkey 22220 713 22933 28.90 0.90 29.80
Romania 6929 16 6945 30.10 0.10 30.20
Poland 9483 0 9483 31 0 31
Germany 11419 0 11419 32.70 0 32.70
France 17253 843 18096 31.50 1.50 33
Switzerland 1269 75 1344 32.10 1.90 34
Czech Republic 2677 0 2677 34.70 0 34.70
Bulgaria 3893 24 3917 35.90 0.20 36.10
Lithuania 2201 62 2263 35.10 1 36.10
Luxembourg 89 3 92 36.50 1.10 37.66
Italy 9566 1866 11432 32.50 6.30 38.80
Slovakia 1926 20 1946 40.10 0.40 40.50
Cyprus 173 213 386 18.70 23.10 41.80
Croatia 1939 618 2557 34.70 11 45.70
Norway 12180 2145 14325 40 7.10 47.10
Austria 3899 130 4029 47.20 1.60 48.80
Greece 3903 2636 6539 30.30 20.40 50.70
Portugal 3312 1543 4855 36.20 16.80 53
Spain 18572 9382 27954 37.20 18.80 56
Latvia 3411 108 3519 54.90 1.70 56.60
Estonia 2438 94 2532 56.10 2.20 58.30
Slovenia 1238 27 1271 61.50 1.40 62.90
Sweden 27980 2364 30344 68.70 5.80 74.50
Finland 22409 746 23155 73.70 2.50 76.20
EU-28 162422 21052 183474 38.30 5 38.19

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Last modified
22.12.2023
Author(s)

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