Forest area in Europe (million ha) and share (percent) of land area by country

40 percent of land in Europe covered by forests. Forest area in Europe has increased since 1990 by 17 million hectares. Today forests amount to about 180 million hectares.

Top ten countries by forest area (million ha)

1. Russia – 809.1 (49.40%)
2. Sweden – 28.6 (68.95%)
3. Finland – 22.1 (72.00%)
4. Spain – 18.2 (36.70%)
5. France – 16.0 (36.76%)
6. Turkey – 11.3 (27.60%)
7. Germany – 11.1 (32.00%)
8. Norway – 10.3 (37.42%)
9. Ukraine – 9.7 (17%)
10. Poland – 9.3 (28.80%