Forest area in proportion to total area
Scope
Biodiversity
Action line
Environmental and climate pressures related to EU production and consumption
Type of indicator (global, European, national)
- Global
- European (sdg_15_10)
- National
Correlation with other sets of indicators
SDG: 15.1.1
Description
For the term "forest", wooded forest area is considered as a surface area with tree forest species as a plant manifestation with a dominant vertical structure with a fraction of a covered area of more than or equal to 10%. This data is calculated in the Forest Map of Spain and published in the Spanish Inventory of Natural Heritage and Biodiversity (IEPNB) and Yearbook of Forest Statistics.
Calculation method
Forest area (according to FAO-FRA's definition) as a proportion of total national area.
Unit of measure
Percentage
Periodicity
Annual
Disaggregated data(Gender, age, region in Spain, other)
Come from National Statistics Plan (YES/NO)
Yes
Statistical operation
Inventario Forestal Nacional (ISO code: 04001)
Responsible institution
Link to Eurostat metadata
Date of the last metadata update
15/12/2021
Observations