Forest land area rose 0.544% to 31.4 '000 sq km in the United Kingdom in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land area in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 31.4 '000 sq km in 2015 and an all time low of 26.1 '000 sq km in 1990. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, forest land area in Belgium amounted to 6.83 '000 sq km, 170 '000 sq km in France, 114 '000 sq km in Germany and 7.54 '000 sq km in Ireland in 2015.
United Kingdom has been ranked 90th within the group of 173 countries we follow in terms of forest land area, 1 place above 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 |
| Austria | '000 sq km | 38.8 | 38.6 | 38.6 | 38.6 | 38.7 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | '000 sq km | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.868 | 0.867 | 0.867 | 0.867 | 0.867 | |||||||||||
| Netherlands | '000 sq km | 3.65 | 3.73 | 3.74 | 3.74 | 3.75 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | '000 sq km | 93.1 | 93.3 | 93.5 | 93.7 | 93.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | '000 sq km | 180 | 182 | 183 | 183 | 183 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | '000 sq km | 28.7 | 30.6 | 30.8 | 30.9 | 31.1 |
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