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Portugal × Spain × European Union ×

% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Forest area as a share of land area (% of land area), 2000 to 2024
Period PortugalSpainEuropean Union
2024 36.6% 38.2% –
2023 36.6% 38.2% 40.1%
2022 36.5% 38.1% 40.0%
2021 36.5% 38.0% 40.0%
2020 36.4% 38.0% 39.9%
2019 36.4% 37.8% 39.9%
2018 36.3% 37.7% 39.8%
2017 36.3% 37.5% 39.8%
2016 36.2% 37.3% 39.7%
2015 36.2% 37.2% 39.7%
2014 36.0% 37.1% 39.6%
2013 35.9% 37.1% 39.5%
2012 35.8% 37.1% 39.4%
2011 35.6% 37.1% 39.4%
2010 35.5% 37.1% 39.3%
2009 35.6% 36.9% 39.2%
2008 35.8% 36.6% 39.1%
2007 35.9% 36.3% 38.9%
2006 36.0% 36.0% 38.8%
2005 36.1% 35.7% 38.7%
2004 36.2% 35.4% 38.6%
2003 36.3% 35.1% 38.4%
2002 36.4% 34.8% 38.3%
2001 36.5% 34.6% 38.2%
2000 36.6% 34.3% 38.1%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.LND.FRST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)