Deforestation statistics for Spain

Tree cover loss data for Spain

"Tree cover threshold" is used for defining the tree cover area. For example, 75% includes only areas with more than 75% tree cover, whereas 10% includes all areas with more than 10% tree cover. 75% tree cover reflects a dense canopy.

Tree cover threshold (%)	Total area (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha)	% land area	Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha)	% land area	Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha)	% land area	Tree cover loss 2001-2018 (ha)	% tree cover loss since 2000	Avg tree cover loss/year (ha)	Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha)	Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha)
10	50665050	14343121	28.30%	12583992	24.80%	11863369	23.40%	1260947	8.80%	70053	54032	90078
15	50665050	13076040	25.80%	11619770	22.90%	10917875	21.50%	1225215	9.40%	68068	52332	87737
20	50665050	12492170	24.70%	11448521	22.60%	10763906	21.20%	1204213	9.60%	66901	51960	85577
25	50665050	11760505	23.20%	10876900	21.50%	10207029	20.10%	1187148	10.10%	65953	51728	83734
30	50665050	11031905	21.80%	10447522	20.60%	9797919	19.30%	1161092	10.50%	64505	51149	81200
50	50665050	8108852	16.00%	7573498	14.90%	7055081	13.90%	957579	11.80%	53199	43916	64802
75	50665050	5252608	10.40%	5140654	10.10%	4808899	9.50%	624731	11.90%	34707	29298	41469

Biomass and land use carbon emissions data for Spain

Tree cover threshold (%)	Total area (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha)	Carbon biomass (Mt)	Biomass loss 2001-18 (Mt)	Avg biomass loss/year (Mt)	Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt)	Avg carbon emissions/year (Mt)
10	50665050	14343121	12583992	3290003249	169422222	9412346	310607421	17255968
15	50665050	13076040	11619770	3092349435	166389790	9243877	305047913	16947106
20	50665050	12492170	11448521	2995452486	164626765	9145931	301815723	16767540
25	50665050	11760505	10876900	2876876820	163215145	9067508	299227783	16623766
30	50665050	11031905	10447522	2756745538	160972494	8942916	295116282	16395349
50	50665050	8108852	7573498	2243604556	142662409	7925689	261547729	14530429
75	50665050	5252608	5140654	1644933488	104171300	5787294	190980711	10610040

Tree cover data for subnational administrative areas in Spain

"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.

Administrative area	Total area (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2018 (ha)	% cover in 2018	Loss 2001-2018 (ha)	% loss since 2000	Avg loss/year since 2000 (ha)	Loss 2001-2010 (ha)	loss between 2000-2010	Avg loss/year 2001-2010 (ha)	Loss 2011-2018 (ha)	loss between 2011-2018	Avg loss/year 2011-2018 (ha)
Andalucía	8763685	1186264	1094148	1043870	12%	108056	9%	6,003	57778	5%	5,778	50278	5%	6,285
Aragón	4778625	856695	782466	769645	16%	29200	3%	1,622	16379	2%	1,638	12821	2%	1,603
Cantabria	532129	290292	298875	278450	52%	33605	12%	1,867	13180	5%	1,318	20425	7%	2,553
Castilla y León	9431992	1902891	1719466	1616638	17%	195296	10%	10,850	92468	5%	9,247	102828	6%	12,854
Castilla-La Mancha	7953390	1055703	942953	903664	11%	79863	8%	4,437	40574	4%	4,057	39289	4%	4,911
Cataluña	3215555	1192912	1147350	1117761	35%	52996	4%	2,944	23407	2%	2,341	29589	3%	3,699
Ceuta y Melilla	3017	481	571	543	18%	34	7%	2	6	1%	1	28	5%	4
Comunidad Foral de Navarra	1036816	381891	367422	358500	35%	15095	4%	839	6173	2%	617	8922	2%	1,115
Comunidad Valenciana	2328950	401037	384261	363503	16%	28563	7%	1,587	7805	2%	781	20758	5%	2,595
Comunidad de Madrid	803987	118331	98336	96666	12%	5547	5%	308	3877	3%	388	1670	2%	209
Extremadura	4167556	594001	578464	540797	13%	81766	14%	4,543	44099	7%	4,410	37667	7%	4,708
Galicia	2965494	1607997	1595622	1360884	46%	390430	24%	21,691	155692	10%	15,569	234738	15%	29,342
Islas Baleares	504736	93931	102751	100282	20%	4986	5%	277	2517	3%	252	2469	2%	309
Islas Canarias	753409	63143	51170	50654	7%	1253	2%	70	737	1%	74	516	1%	65
La Rioja	505776	159020	146129	142498	28%	6859	4%	381	3228	2%	323	3631	2%	454
País Vasco	725309	438575	433981	400433	55%	59461	14%	3,303	25913	6%	2,591	33548	8%	4,194
Principado de Asturias	1061605	625153	648340	598456	56%	66907	11%	3,717	17023	3%	1,702	49884	8%	6,236
Región de Murcia	1133019	63588	55217	54675	5%	1175	2%	65	633	1%	63	542	1%	68

Carbon dioxide emissions data for subnational administrative areas in Spain

"This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.

Administrative area	Total area (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha)	Carbon biomass (Mt)	Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt)	Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-18 (Mt)	Avg carbon emissions/year 2001-10 (Mt)	Avg carbon emissions/year 2011-18 (Mt)
Andalucía	8763685	1186264	1094148	233003758	20523196	1140178	1113155	1173956
Aragón	4778625	856695	782466	229921571	7787398	432633	427391	439186
Cantabria	532129	290292	298875	90450356	11059366	614409	461339	805748
Castilla y León	9431992	1902891	1719466	442457605	42630125	2368340	1982661	2850439
Castilla-La Mancha	7953390	1055703	942953	237639266	17876454	993136	907463	1100228
Cataluña	3215555	1192912	1147350	315900229	12603741	700208	558880	876867
Ceuta y Melilla	3017	481	571	82942	5729	318	97	595
Comunidad Foral de Navarra	1036816	381891	367422	138174771	5178257	287681	214941	378606
Comunidad Valenciana	2328950	401037	384261	79252409	5605178	311399	156344	505217
Comunidad de Madrid	803987	118331	98336	25911115	1197965	66554	82566	46538
Extremadura	4167556	594001	578464	118917998	16555444	919747	897957	946984
Galicia	2965494	1607997	1595622	416499137	109345646	6074758	4623967	7888247
Islas Baleares	504736	93931	102751	17098081	942147	52342	47508	58384
Islas Canarias	753409	63143	51170	13747431	291452	16192	17749	14245
La Rioja	505776	159020	146129	44380617	1952214	108456	80190	143790
País Vasco	725309	438575	433981	155628647	22318287	1239905	981633	1562745
Principado de Asturias	1061605	625153	648340	182843154	18988309	1054906	525575	1716570
Región de Murcia	1133019	63588	55217	14836451	255374	14187	13701	14796

Biomass data for subnational administrative areas in Spain

This data is based on a definition of 30% tree cover. Areas with less than 30% canopy cover are excluded.

Administrative area	Total area (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2000 (ha)	Tree cover Extent in 2010 (ha)	Carbon biomass (Mt)	Avg biomass per ha (Mt)	Carbon emissions 2001-18 (Mt)	Avg annual emissions 2001-18 (Mt)	Avg annual emissions 2001-10 (Mt)	Avg annual emissions 2011-18 (Mt)
Andalucía	8763685	1186264	1094148	127092960	107	11194469	621915	607176	640339
Aragón	4778625	856695	782466	125411767	147	4247671	235982	233122	239556
Cantabria	532129	290292	298875	49336558	170	6032378	335132	251639	439498
Castilla y León	9431992	1902891	1719466	241340513	127	23252788	1291822	1081451	1554785
Castilla-La Mancha	7953390	1055703	942953	129621418	123	9750785	541710	494980	600124
Cataluña	3215555	1192912	1147350	172309216	144	6874768	381932	304844	478291
Ceuta y Melilla	3017	481	571	45241	94	3127	174	53	325
Comunidad Foral de Navarra	1036816	381891	367422	75368057	197	2824505	156917	117241	206512
Comunidad Valenciana	2328950	401037	384261	43228587	108	3057369	169854	85279	275573
Comunidad de Madrid	803987	118331	98336	14133336	119	653432	36302	45036	25384
Extremadura	4167556	594001	578464	64864363	109	9030243	501680	489795	516537
Galicia	2965494	1607997	1595622	227181348	141	59643080	3313504	2522164	4302680
Islas Baleares	504736	93931	102751	9326226	99	513897	28550	25913	31846
Islas Canarias	753409	63143	51170	7498599	118	158972	8832	9681	7770
La Rioja	505776	159020	146129	24207609	152	1064843	59158	43740	78431
País Vasco	725309	438575	433981	84888353	193	12173612	676312	535436	852406
Principado de Asturias	1061605	625153	648340	99732630	160	10357260	575403	286677	936311
Región de Murcia	1133019	63588	55217	8092610	127	139295	7739	7473	8071

Archived forest data for Spain | Forest data for Spain

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

Citation: Mongabay. "Deforestation statistics for [selected country name]". Accessed on [date] from worldrainforests.com.

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