Forest area as a proportion of total land area

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Headline data

15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Year Value
2010 13.7
2011 13.7
2012 13.7
2013 13.8
2014 13.8
2015 13.8
2016 13.8
2017 13.8
2018 12.8
2019 12.8
2020 12.9
2021 13.2
2022 12.7
2023 9.2

Source: Agency „Moldsilva”

Geographical Area: Republic of Moldova, including the left side of the river Nistru and the municipality of Bender

Unit of Measurement: Percent, %

Footnote:

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Moldovan statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Moldovan-specific metadata information.

Indicator

Indicator 15.1.1: Forest area as a percent of total land area
Definition and concepts

Forest fund includes - forests, land plots meant for afforestation, land plots meant for forest management, as well as unproductive land, included in the forest management sectors or in Land Cadastre as forests and/or forest plantations. The forestry fund covers all the forests, regardless of the ownership type and management form.

Forest - an element of geographic landscape, functional unit of biosphere, composed of forest vegetation community (in which trees and brushes prevail), living layers, animals and microorganisms, which are interdependent in their biological development and have an influence on their habitat. Areas of at least 0.25 ha covered with trees, with the index of tree crown coverage as compared to the general surface of the land (consistence) lower than 30%, and with mature trees that in normal vegetation conditions can get up to minimum heights of 5 m are considered forests.

Unit of measure

Percent, %
Method of computation

Forest area as in relation of total land area x 100.
Periodicity

Annual
Data last updated Aug 02, 2024
Metadata last updated Sep 19, 2024

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 15.1.1: Forest area as a proportion of total land area
Target

Target 15.1: By 2020, ensure the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their services, in particular forests, wetlands, mountains and drylands, in line with obligations under international agreements
UN designated tier

1
Link to global metadata

https://unstats.un.org/sdgs/metadata/files/Metadata-15-01-01.pdf
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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF)
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Related indicators

15.2.1: Progress towards sustainable forest management
Metadata update

2023-12-15

Source 1

Data sources

Agency „Moldsilva” surveys;

Land Cadastre;

National Forestry Inventory (NFI)

Data producers

Agency „Moldsilva”
Data providers

Agency „Moldsilva”;

Land Relations and Cadastre Agency

Institutional mandate

Ministry of the Environment
Contact details

Serghei Tonofrei, Deputy head of Forest fund, protected areas and forest regeneration Division, tel. 022-274-224, 060395349, e-mail: serghei.tonofrei@moldsilva.gov.md
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