Forest cover in United Kingdom

13.3%

% of land area · 2023

148th highest of 213 countries

In 2013: 12.9%

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Nearby in the ranking

  1. Lebanon 14.2%
  2. Azerbaijan 14.1%
  3. South Africa 14.0%
  4. United Kingdom 13.3%
  5. Morocco 12.9%
  6. Tonga 12.4%
  7. Haiti 12.3%

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About the data

Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Unit
% of land area
Years
1990–2023
Data as of
2026-09-28
Source
World Bank
License
CC BY 4.0
Credit
World Bank, World Development Indicators (AG.LND.FRST.ZS), CC BY 4.0