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Land under forest · Latest available · 2025Share of the land area under forest. Countries with a figure: 26 of 27. Equal intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad. The latest year can differ by country; see the data table for each year. Malta, Luxembourg and Cyprus have enlarged markers. Outlines are simplified; overseas territories are not shown.[{"code":"AT","value":47.3,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"BE","value":22,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"BG","value":36,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"HR","value":34.8,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"CY","value":null,"year":null,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"CZ","value":38.4,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"DK","value":15.3,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"EE","value":56.8,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"FI","value":74.4,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"FR","value":28.1,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"DE","value":32.5,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"GR","value":36.6,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"HU","value":22.9,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"IE","value":12.1,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"IT","value":31.6,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"LV","value":55.7,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"LT","value":35.4,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"LU","value":34.3,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"MT","value":1.5,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"NL","value":10.9,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"PL","value":30.9,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"PT","value":37,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"RO","value":29.7,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"SK","value":39.8,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"SI","value":61.7,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"ES","value":38.1,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"},{"code":"SE","value":68.6,"year":2025,"dataset":"for_area","sourceUrl":"https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/for_area/default/table?lang=en"}]27 EU countriesLand under forestLatest available · 2025Sweden: 68.6% · 2025Spain: 38.1% · 2025Slovakia: 39.8% · 2025Slovenia: 61.7% · 2025Romania: 29.7% · 2025Portugal: 37% · 2025Poland: 30.9% · 2025the Netherlands: 10.9% · 2025Malta: 1.5% · 2025Luxembourg: 34.3% · 2025Lithuania: 35.4% · 2025Latvia: 55.7% · 2025Italy: 31.6% · 2025Ireland: 12.1% · 2025Hungary: 22.9% · 2025Greece: 36.6% · 2025Germany: 32.5% · 2025France: 28.1% · 2025Finland: 74.4% · 2025Estonia: 56.8% · 2025Denmark: 15.3% · 2025Czechia: 38.4% · 2025Cyprus: No dataCroatia: 34.8% · 2025Bulgaria: 36% · 2025Belgium: 22% · 2025Austria: 47.3% · 20251.5%16.08%30.66%45.24%59.82%74.4%No data / outside the EUCountries with a figure: 26 of 27.Share of the land area under forest.Equal intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad. Thelatest year can differ by country; see the data table for each year.Eurostat · Land under forest · Latest available · 2025Natural Earth · Eurostat · averageperson.eu
1.5% – 16.08%
> 16.08% – 30.66%
> 30.66% – 45.24%
> 45.24% – 59.82%
> 59.82% – 74.4%
No data / outside the EU

Malta, Luxembourg and Cyprus have enlarged markers. Outlines are simplified; overseas territories are not shown.

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Share of the land area under forest.

Equal intervals from low to high. Colours show values, not whether a result is good or bad. The latest year can differ by country; see the data table for each year.

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