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The forests of Germany covers 11.4 million hectares (28.2 Acres), 32 percent of the total area of the country (as of 2012). In the German forests grow about 90 billion trees with a total wood stock of 3.7 billion cubic meters. [1] The definition of the Federal Forest Act (BWaldG) for forest is: "any area planted with forest plants.
English: Chart showing average annual forest area net change, both globally and by region, organized by decade Data source: Global Forest Resources Assessment / 2020 / Key findings. FAO.org 2,3. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2020). Archived from the original on 22 September 2023.
English: Annual forest area net change, by decade and region, 1990–2020, from the Global Forest Resources Assessment 2020 – Key findings. Date: 7 May 2020: Source:
Percentage of land area covered by forest in each country This graph depicts trends in changes in global forest cover annually for various regions and sub-regions. The percentage of each country's land which is forested was published by the Food and Agriculture Organization in 2020 and is expected to be updated in 2025 and every 5 years after ...
A study on forest transition theory reported that over 60 years (1960–2019), "the global forest area has declined by 81.7 million ha", and concluded higher income nations need to reduce imports of tropical forest-related products and help with theoretically forest-related socioeconomic development and international policies.
The Bavarian Forest National Park (German: Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald) is a national park in the Eastern Bavarian Forest immediately on Germany's border with the Czech Republic. It was founded on 7 October 1970 as the first national park in Germany. Since its expansion on 1 August 1997 it has covered an area of 24,250 hectares.
Global annual deforestation is estimated to total 13.7 million hectares a year, similar to the area of Greece. Half of the area experiencing deforestation consists of new forests or forest growth. In addition to direct human-induced deforestation, growing forests have also been affected by climate change.
Reforestation is required as part of the federal forest law. 31% of Germany is forested, according to the second forest inventory of 2001–2003. The size of the forest area in Germany increased between the first and the second forest inventory due to forestation of degenerated bogs and agricultural areas. [109]