The indicator shows the forest area as a share of total land area.
Data on forest area does not include data on on areas in overgrowth.
Source: SURS
DATA DOWNLOAD
SiStat Database
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
The indicator shows the forest area as a share of total land area.
Forest is:
- Land containing forest trees in the form of a stand that can reach a height of at least 5 meters and has a minimum area of 0.25 hectares,
- Land being reclaimed on an area of at least 0.25 hectares, which for 20 years has not been used for agricultural purposes and on which forest trees can reach a height of at least 5 meters, and forest trees cover 75%,
- Riverine and windbreaks wider than one tree height of adult trees, on the surface of at least 0.25 hectares (the entire definition of the forest is published in the Official Journal No. 110/2007).
UNIT
Percentage
DATA SOURCE
Slovenia Forest Service (ZGS), published by Statistical Office of the Republic of Slovenia
Publishing frequency: annually
Indicative date of publication: September
Link to more data: SiStat Database (Theme: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery; Sub-theme: Forestry)
The data enable the display of distributions by: /
Link to methodological explanations: Questionnaires, methodological explanations, quality reports (Theme: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery; Sub-theme: Forestry)
LAST UPDATE OF THE METADATA
20 December 2022