Forest land area fell 0.357% to 31.8 '000 sq km in Portugal in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in Portugal reached an all time high of 34.5 '000 sq km in 2009 and an all time low of 31.8 '000 sq km in 2015. When compared to Portugal's main peers, forest land area in France amounted to 170 '000 sq km, 7.54 '000 sq km in Ireland, 56.3 '000 sq km in Morocco and 184 '000 sq km in Spain in 2015.
Portugal has been ranked 88th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Area | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Algeria | '000 sq km | 15.0 | 19.2 | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.4 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | '000 sq km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6.77 | 6.81 | 6.82 | 6.82 | 6.83 | |||||||||||
| Canada | '000 sq km | 3,101 | 3,473 | 3,473 | 3,472 | 3,472 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | '000 sq km | 159 | 164 | 165 | 167 | 168 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | '000 sq km | 111 | 114 | 114 | 114 | 114 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | '000 sq km | 0.290 | 0.427 | 0.440 | 0.453 | 0.466 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | '000 sq km | 7.30 | 7.26 | 7.31 | 7.37 | 7.43 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | '000 sq km | 90.7 | 90.3 | 90.8 | 91.4 | 91.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mauritania | '000 sq km | 2.47 | 2.42 | 2.39 | 2.35 | 2.32 | ||||||||||||||||
| Morocco | '000 sq km | 51.2 | 56.7 | 56.6 | 56.6 | 56.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Portugal | '000 sq km | 34.5 | 32.4 | 32.3 | 32.2 | 32.0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | '000 sq km | 180 | 182 | 183 | 183 | 183 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | '000 sq km | 9.90 | 9.90 | 10.0 | 10.1 | 10.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | '000 sq km | 28.7 | 30.6 | 30.8 | 30.9 | 31.1 |
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