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Europe Forest Information and Data

According to the U.N. FAO, 45.4% or about 1,005,001,000 ha of Europe is forested, according to FAO.

Change in Forest Cover: Between 1990 and 2010, Europe lost an average of 776,500 ha or 0.08% per year. In total, between 1990 and 2010, Europe gained 1.6% of its forest cover, or around 15,530,000 ha.

Europe's forests contain - million metric tons of carbon in living forest biomass.

The following contains data relating to forest cover in Europe

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Europe: Forest Cover, 2010
Total Land Area (1000 ha)2214726
Total Forest Area (1000 ha)1005001
Percent Forest Cover45
Primary Forest Cover (1000 ha)-
Primary Forest, % total forest-
Other wooded land (1000 ha)99477
Percent other wooded land4




Europe: Breakdown of forest types, 2010
Primary forest (1000 ha | % of forest area)--
Other naturally regenerated forest (1000 ha | % of forest area)--
Planted Forest (1000 ha | % of forest area)--


Europe: Trends in Total (Net) Forest Cover, 1990-2010
TOTAL FOREST COVER (1000 ha)
1990200020052010
98947199823910011501005001
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha)
Negative number represents deforestation
1990-20002000-20052005-2010
877582770
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent)
Negative number represents deforestation
1990-20002000-20052005-2010
0.090.060.08


Europe: Trends in Natural Forest Cover (Deforestation), 1990-2010
FOREST COVER (excluding planted forests) (1000 ha)
1990200020052010
931305932930932650935683
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha)
Negative number represents deforestation
1990-20002000-20052005-2010
163163275
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent)
Negative number represents deforestation
1990-20002000-20052005-2010
0.00.020.03


Europe: Trends in Primary or Old Growth Forest Cover, 1990-2010
PRIMARY FOREST COVER (1000 ha)
1990200020052010
----
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha)
Negative number represents deforestation
1990-20002000-20052005-2010
---
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent)
Negative number represents deforestation
1990-20002000-20052005-2010
---


Europe: Trends in Planted Forest Cover, 1990-2010
PLANTED FOREST COVER (1000 ha)
1990200020052010
58166653096850069318
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (1000 ha)
Negative number represents deforestation
1990-20002000-20052005-2010
714638.2164
ANNUAL CHANGE RATE (percent)
Negative number represents deforestation
1990-20002000-20052005-2010
1.230.980.24


Europe: Primary designated function (percent)
ProductionProtection of soil and waterConservation of biodiversitySocial servicesMultiple useOtherNone or unknown
529421121n.s.


Europe: Forest ownership and management rights 2005 (percent)
OWNERSHIP PATTERN
Public ownershipPrivate ownershipOther
---


PRIVATE OWNERSHIP
IndividualsBusiness entities and institutionsLocal, indigenous and tribal communities
---


HOLDER OF MANAGEMENT RIGHTS OF PUBLIC FORESTS
Public administrationIndividualsBusiness entities and InstitutionsCommunitiesOther
-----
Europe: Growing stock in forest
GROWING STOCK IN FOREST
Total
(million m3)
Per hectare
(m3)
Coniferous
(million m3)
Broadleaved
(million m3)
% commercial species
-----
GROWING STOCK IN FOREST
Total (million m3)Per hectare (m3)Coniferous (million m3)Broadleaved (million m3)% commercial species
--


Europe: Trends in carbon stock in living forest biomass 1990-2010
CARBON STOCK IN LIVING FOREST BIOMASS
(million metric tons)
1990200020052010
----
CARBON STOCK IN LIVING FOREST BIOMASS
(per hectare in tons)
2000
-
ANNUAL CHANGE
(1 000 t/yr)
1990200020052010
---
ANNUAL CHANGE PER HECTARE
(t/ha/yr)
1990200020052010
---


Europe: Area of forest affected by fire and other disturbances 2005
FOREST FIRE
1000 ha% wild fire (not managed burn)
--


EXCLUDING FOREST FIRE
InsectsDiseasesOther biotic agentsAbiotic factorsTotal (excluding fire)% of 2005 forest area
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Europe: Trends in removals of wood products 1990-2005
INDUSTRIAL ROUNDWOOD
Total volume (1 000 m3 over bark)
199020002005percent of which from forest 2005
----
WOODFUEL
Total volume (1 000 m3 over bark)
199020002005percent of which from forest 2005
----


Europe: Value of wood and NWFP removals 2005
Value of removals
(million US$)
Value per ha forest
(US$)
Industrial roundwoodWoodfuelNWFPTotal
-----


Europe: Employment in forestry 1990-2005
TOTAL
(1000 full-time employees)
199020002005
---
IN PRIMARY PRODUCTION OF GOODS-FORESTRY
(1000 full-time employees)
199020002005
---
IN MANAGEMENT OF PROTECTED AREAS-CONSERVATION
(1000 full-time employees)
199020002005
---


Europe: Forest policy and legal framework 2008
National forest policy (year): - (-)
Sub-national forest policy: -
National forest program (year) - status: - (-) -
National forest law (year): - (-) Sub-national forest law: -

Europe: Human resources within public forest institutions 2000-2008
200020052008
#% female#% female#% female
------


Europe: Forest revenue and public expenditure on forestry 2005
Forest revenuePublic expenditure (1000 US$)
Domestic fundingExternal fundingTotal
(1000 US$)Operational expenditureTransfer paymentsOperational expenditureTransfer paymentsOperational expenditureTransfer payments
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Europe: Status of ratification of international conventions and agreements as of 1 January 2010
  • CbD:
  • UNFCCC:
  • Kyoto Protocol:
  • UNCCD:
  • ITTA:
  • CITeS:
  • Ramsar:
  • World Heritage Convention:
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    Largest Cities in Europe

    Cities and urban areas in
    Europe with population over 100,000, sorted by City Population All figures are estimates for 2002.

    CityCountryCity PopulationUrban Area PopulationUrban Area Rank [World]City Pop Rank [World]Urban Area Rank [Europe]City Pop Rank [Europe]
    MoscowRussia837600012100100111413
    LondonUniked Kingdom739380011230500422020
    Sankt PeterburgRussia46198004891100635630
    BerlinGermany32895003942600847152
    MadridSpain29051005078100555256
    RomeItaly264950035526001268565
    KyyivUkraine261900032178001479868
    ParisFrance211300011293200381897
    BucurestiRomania19772002249400239166104
    BudapestHungary185810025983002010134111
    MinskBelarus176470017647002711196118
    HamburgGermany16883003260700131297123
    WarszawaPoland160980022020002413167131
    Vienna (Wien)Austria154310020382002514176137
    BarcelonaSpain1497700387140091572143
    KharkivUkraine146050016748003216212149
    NovosibirskRussia139680014291004317270160
    TbilisiGeorgia138290014556004218261165
    Nizhniy NovgorodRussia134640019188002619184172
    Milan (Milano)Italy1302000405150072067178
    YekaterinburgRussia126000013894004721280184
    StockholmSweden123910016217003422221192
    PragueCzech Republic117420013792004823283209
    MunichGermany116110023417002124157214
    SamaraRussia115000014783003925254217
    OmskRussia113790011483005626336221
    BelgradeYugoslavia112750016953003127208228
    KazanRussia110950011095006328365234
    CopenhagenDenmark109610010961006629372239
    UfaRussia109490010949006730375242
    SofiaBulgaria109260011872005531327243
    ChelyabinskRussia108120012116005332319247
    DnipropetrovskUkraine107660014655004033257249
    DonetskUkraine102120017436002834198264
    RostovRussia101250012486005135312266
    PermRussia100250010284007136406268
    DublinIreland9933009933007537417272
    NapoliItaly9927003620300113882274
    OdesaUkraine99010011096006239364275
    VolgogradRussia98740012922005040304277
    BirminghamUniked Kingdom98590032028001641100278
    Koln-Ruhr AreaGermany9668001129780024217284
    BrusselsBelgium95880017403002943200287
    VoronezhRussia9056009793007644422303
    TorinoItaly89840016176003545224305
    KrasnoyarskRussia8701009104008346462315
    SaratovRussia86790011222006147358316
    ZaporizhzhyaUkraine8293008293008948499328
    MarseilleFrance81510015324003749243338
    OsloNorway7874007874009250527348
    LodzPoland78370010133007251409352
    L'vivUkraine7789007789009452534354
    ZagrebCroatia7657008909008453474359
    AthensGreece7574003216200155499368
    ValenciaSpain74190014066004655277378
    KrakowPoland7344007831009356531380
    TolyattiRussia7276007401009957565384
    RigaLatvia7252008784008658482387
    AmsterdamNetherlands71950015363003659241391
    ChisinauMoldova7117007757009560537399
    SevillaSpain70450011356005961345404
    Kryvyy RihUkraine68620068620010462605415
    PalermoItaly6848009475008063439417
    UlyanovskRussia66480068300010564607429
    IzhevskRussia65240065240010965631438
    FrankfurtGermany64550027178001766125442
    KrasnodarRussia6430007514009667557444
    WroclawPoland63340063340011468645449
    GenovaItaly62880067900010669611452
    YaroslavlRussia61130061130012170667463
    GlasgowUniked Kingdom60940010862006871379468
    ZaragozaSpain60700060700012372674470
    KhabarovskRussia60610060610012473676471
    VladivostokRussia59680061970011874658476
    IrkutskRussia59420059420012575682478
    EssenGermany58990058990012776686482
    RotterdamNetherlands58910011332006077351483
    DortmundGermany58830058830012878689485
    PoznanPoland58070063590011379641497
    BarnaulRussia57560062750011780652502
    StuttgartGermany57540023303002281158503
    HelsinkiFinland57470011470005882338505
    DusseldorfGermany56830056830013483717511
    Lisbon [Lisboa]Portugal55810026123001984133525
    NovokuznetskRussia55680056840013385716527
    VilniusLithuania55550055550013586734530
    MalagaSpain5393007482009787558544
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    TyumenRussia50700050700014996804599
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    TulaRussia49750054330013999750615
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    KemerovoRussia489300526000143101772627
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    TomskRussia483800640300112104637636
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    GdanskPoland45710086680087109486670
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    LuhanskUkraine453800516600147113788677
    IvanovoRussia453800453800160111872678
    TverRussia453800453800161112873679
    SkopjeMacedonia448600582200129114697684
    BratislavaSlovakia448600448600162115877685
    sGravenhageNetherlands444400699300102116596695
    LyonFrance444100166570033118216696
    AntwerpBelgium44410094760079117438697
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    SarajevoBosnia434000434000164120897711
    MagnitogorskRussia427800427800165121902718
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    LeedsUniked Kingdom420300149850038124250732
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    DresdenGermany413600103080070126404744
    LeipzigGermany409800141760045127274748
    BristolUniked Kingdom409300614800120128662749
    ThessalonikiGreece40780079810091129518753
    ToulouseFrance40620097500077130426762
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    ManchesterUniked Kingdom394300394300169132946784
    BochumGermany387600387600170133953796
    TallinnEstonia386100386100171134955800
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    VinnytsyaUkraine383800383800174137959807
    KaunasLithuania381800381800175138965813
    EdinburghUniked Kingdom380500665600108139618815
    BolognaItaly380300545700137140747816
    BrnoCzech Republic377800377800176141969822
    Firenze (Florence)Italy37550082510090142501827
    MogilevBelarus373000373000177143978834
    MakiyivkaUkraine371900371900178144980837
    Ulan-UdeRussia370800370800179145983841
    WuppertalGermany368600368600180146989848
    MurciaSpain366300366300181147996855
    SochiRussia366100366100182148997856
    Las PalmasSpain366000366000183149998857
    KurganRussia3644003644001841501006865
    MurmanskRussia3610003610001851511007867
    ArhangelskRussia3555003555001861521014875
    VitebskBelarus3552003552001871531015876
    IasiRomania3548003548001881541018879
    LublinPoland3547003547001891551019880
    SmolenskRussia3519003519001901561026890
    BilbaoSpain35110087930085157481892
    PalmaSpain3507003507001911581030896
    BelgorodRussia3482003482001921591034904
    KhersonUkraine3474003474001931601040911
    StavropolRussia3468003468001941611042914
    OryolRussia3437003437001951621047919
    GalatiRomania3424003424001961631053925
    Sevastopol'Ukraine3418003418001971641054929
    TimisoaraRomania3400003400001981651058933
    PlovdivBulgaria3395003395001991661059934
    CataniaItaly33780083070088167497937
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    MahackalaRussia3365003365002021701069944
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    VladimirRussia3361003361002031721071947
    NiceFrance33410094300081173441951
    ZurichSwitzerland33340096570078174430952
    Cluj-NapocaRomania3322003322002041751077958
    BariItaly3317003317002051761078959
    Simferopol'Ukraine3271003271002061771086968
    CherepovecRussia3248003248002071781091972
    BielefeldGermany322000141900044179273980
    ValladolidSpain3194003194002081801107993
    LeicesterUniked Kingdom3191003191002091811108994
    OstravaCzech Republic318500644000111182635996
    CraiovaRomania3176003176002101831110998
    CordobaSpain31610031610021118411151003
    VarnaBulgaria31340031340021218511201011
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    BonnGermany31180031180021618911301021
    BrasovRomania30960030960021719011361028
    TambovRussia30920030920021819111381030
    Kingston upon HullUniked Kingdom30910030910021919211391031
    PoltavaUkraine30800030800022019311411035
    ChitaRussia30640030640022119411461041
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    BrestBelarus30580030580022219611471044
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    VologdaRussia30350030350022419811541052
    ChernihivUkraine30120030120022519911631062
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    BradfordUniked Kingdom29040029040022620112081112
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    KostromaRussia28890028890022820312151119
    SumyUkraine28820028820022920412171121
    VigoSpain28780028780023020512191123
    HorlivkaUkraine2870006311001162066481124
    BialystokPoland28690028690023120712211126
    Komsomolsk-na-AmureRussia28660028660023220812231128
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    TaganrogRussia28270028270023521112361144
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    GelsenkirchenGermany27810027810023821612491159
    KarlsruheGermany2775005805001302176991162
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    DzerzhinskRussia27370027370024021912601172
    OrskRussia27340027340024122012621174
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    GijonSpain26830026830024322412841200
    KutaisiGeorgia26730026730024422512891204
    SterlitamakRussia26700026700024522612921207
    Stoke-on-TrentUniked Kingdom26670026670024622712951211
    MonchengladbachGermany26640026640024722812971213
    WiesbadenGermany26600026600024822913011217
    MuensterGermany26550026550024923013031219
    PortoPortugal2636001210700542313201228
    AngarskRussia26340026340025023213131230
    DniprodzerzhynskUkraine26340026340025123313141231
    MessinaItaly25900025900025223413301252
    GdyniaPoland25870025870025323513321254
    WolverhamptonUniked Kingdom25810025810025423613361257
    KirovohradUkraine25760025760025523713381259
    Khmel'nytskyyUkraine25670025670025623813411262
    LjubljanaSlovenia 25640025640025723913431264
    ChemnitzGermany2561001081800692403821265
    VeronaItaly25610025610025824113441266
    BelfastUniked Kingdom2551004895001542428381269
    ChernivtsiUkraine25480025480025924313471270
    CzestochowaPoland25290025290026024413601284
    AugsburgGermany25230025230026124513611285
    PloiestiRomania25060025060026224613681293
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    HalleGermany24530024530026524913861313
    KoshiceSlovakia24520024520026625013871314
    GranadaSpain24490024490026725113901317
    MalmoSweden2440001340000492522981322
    RivneUkraine24350024350026825313971325
    BraunschweigGermany24240024240026925414031332
    A CorunaSpain24100024100027025514101340
    AachenGermany2403001238600522563131342
    KrefeldGermany23820023820027125714231355
    SosnowiecPoland23780023780027225814251357
    Ivano-FrankivskUkraine23740023740027325914261358
    RybinskRussia23610023610027426014381372
    NalchikRussia23390023390027526114491386
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    Ternopil'Ukraine23340023340027726314521389
    UtrechtNetherlands2328006108001222646681391
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    BrailaRomania23150023150027926614601400
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    RadomPoland23020023020028226914731413
    MagdeburgGermany23000023000028327014741414
    MontpellierFrance2294004648001582718581419
    Velikiy NovgorodRussia22790022790028427214871430
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    BabruyskBelarus22770022770028727514911434
    NizhnekamskRussia22610022610028827615011443
    EspooFinland22440022440028927715151459
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    GrazAustria22300022300029328115251469
    ReadingUniked Kingdom22270022270029428215281472
    GhentBelgium22240022240029528315311476
    OberhausenGermany22190022190029628415331478
    Santa Cruz de TenerifeSpain22070022070029728515421488
    ShahtyRussia22020022020029828615451492
    OradeaRomania22010022010029928715461493
    AarhusDenmark21900021900030028815521499
    Staryy OskolRussia21850021850030128915531500
    VitoriaSpain21840021840030229015561503
    BordeauxFrance216600935100822914471509
    LutskUkraine21610021610030329215671516
    TriesteItaly21450021450030429315761527
    BacauRomania21350021350030529415821533
    LubeckGermany21320021320030629515841535
    SouthamptonUniked Kingdom2115007336001002975721553
    PadovaItaly21150021150030729616011554
    ZelyenogradRussia21110021110030829816051558
    RennesFrance2110005267001422997701559
    KielcePoland20980020980030930016091563
    DebrecenHungary20890020890031030116171570
    TiraspolMoldova20790020790031130216261580
    TarantoItaly20780020780031230316271582
    GliwicePoland20740020740031330416301585
    TorunPoland20590020590031430516421598
    NovorossiyskRussia20570020570031530616431600
    HagenGermany20550020550031630716461603
    Bila TserkvaUkraine20550020550031730816471604
    BalakovoRussia20510020510031830916501607
    FreiburgGermany20300020300031931016621620
    EindhovenNetherlands20130020130032031116791638
    CharleroiBelgium20100020100032131216841644
    OviedoSpain20070020070032231316891649
    BergenNorway20060020060032331416901650
    ElxSpain19980019980032431516951655
    TampereFinland19920019920032531616971658
    PskovRussia19870019870032631717041665
    ZlatoustRussia19530019530032731817281689
    ErfurtGermany19510019510032831917311692
    KasselGermany19460019460032932017391700
    KlaipedaLithuania19460019460033032117401701
    PrishtinaYugoslavia19430019430033132217451706
    TilburgNetherlands19340019340033232317501711
    RostockGermany19330019330033332417521713
    BurgasBulgaria19260019260033432517571720
    YakutskRussia19250019250033532617591722
    PodolskRussia19230019230033632717621725
    BresciaItaly19210019210033732817661729
    IrunaSpain19190019190033832917681731
    PitestiRomania19140019140033933017711734
    MainzGermany19060019060034033117771740
    Le HavreFrance18970018970034133217801743
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    Europe : References & Data Sources
     Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005
     Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005 & 2010) and the State of the World's Forests (2009, 2007, 2005, 2003, 2001)
     Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.
     Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.
     RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.
     World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site
     The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
     Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund
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