Forest land per capita rose 0.192% to 496 sqm in the United Kingdom in 2015, according to Faostat.
Historically, forest land per capita in the United Kingdom reached an all time high of 496 sqm in 2015 and an all time low of 456 sqm in 1990. When compared to United Kingdom's main peers, forest land per capita in Belgium amounted to 616 sqm, 2,635 sqm in France, 1,393 sqm in Germany and 1,610 sqm in Ireland in 2015.
United Kingdom has been ranked 138th within the group of 171 countries we follow in terms of forest land per capita, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Forest Land Per Capita | Unit | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Austria | sqm | 4,637 | 4,594 | 4,584 | 4,575 | 4,568 | ||||||||||||||||
| Belgium | sqm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 623 | 623 | 620 | 618 | 617 | |||||||||||
| Canada | sqm | 91,884 | 101,770 | 100,790 | 99,902 | 99,084 | ||||||||||||||||
| France | sqm | 2,529 | 2,597 | 2,603 | 2,610 | 2,617 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | sqm | 1,332 | 1,374 | 1,378 | 1,381 | 1,385 | ||||||||||||||||
| Iceland | sqm | 924 | 1,343 | 1,368 | 1,394 | 1,420 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ireland | sqm | 1,656 | 1,624 | 1,619 | 1,615 | 1,613 | ||||||||||||||||
| Italy | sqm | 1,506 | 1,492 | 1,497 | 1,504 | 1,513 | ||||||||||||||||
| Luxembourg | sqm | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1,742 | 1,707 | 1,681 | 1,659 | 1,642 | |||||||||||
| Netherlands | sqm | 220 | 224 | 224 | 224 | 224 | ||||||||||||||||
| Poland | sqm | 2,437 | 2,442 | 2,450 | 2,459 | 2,469 | ||||||||||||||||
| Spain | sqm | 3,933 | 3,951 | 3,934 | 3,927 | 3,928 | ||||||||||||||||
| United Kingdom | sqm | 466 | 493 | 493 | 494 | 495 |
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