Global map of forest cover 2020 - version 3

Clement Bourgoin; Astrid Verhegghen; Iban Ameztoy; Silvia Carboni; Frederic Achard; Rene Colditz

Description

The global map of forest cover provides a spatially explicit representation of forest presence and absence for the year 2020 at 10m spatial resolution in geographical coordinates (latitude, longitude).

Contact

Email: jrc-forest-observatory (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

Clement Bourgoin
Astrid Verhegghen
Iban Ameztoy
Silvia Carboni
Frederic Achard
Rene Colditz

How to cite

Bourgoin, Clement; Verhegghen, Astrid; Ameztoy, Iban; Carboni, Silvia; Achard, Frederic; Colditz, Rene (2025): Global map of forest cover 2020 - version 3. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/8c561543-31df-4e1b-9994-e529afecaf54

Keywords

2020 Deforestation-free EU Regulation Forest cover Global map

Data access

WMS

Use conditions: European Commission reuse notice
Access conditions: No limitations

URL

Google Earth Engine asset

Use conditions: European Commission reuse notice
Access conditions: No limitations

URL

Web viewer

Use conditions: European Commission reuse notice
Access conditions: No limitations

URL

Geotiff raster map

Use conditions: European Commission reuse notice
Access conditions: No limitations

URL

Publications

Publication

GFC2020: A Global Map of Forest Land Use for year 2020 to Support the EU Deforestation Regulation

Bourgoin, C.; Verhegghen, A.; Carboni, S.; Ameztoy, I.; Degreve, L.; Fritz, S.; Herold, M.; Tsendbazar, N.; Lesiv, M.; Achard, F.; Colditz, R. (2025). GFC2020: A Global Map of Forest Land Use for year 2020 to Support the EU Deforestation Regulation. Earth System Science Data, preprint.

DOI

10.5194/essd-2025-351

Spatial coverage

GML

<gml:Polygon xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml">  <gml:outerBoundaryIs>    <gml:LinearRing>      <gml:coordinates>-180,80 180,80 180,-60 -180,-60 -180,80</gml:coordinates>    </gml:LinearRing>  </gml:outerBoundaryIs></gml:Polygon>

GML

<gml:Polygon xmlns:gml="http://www.opengis.net/gml/3.2">  <gml:exterior>    <gml:LinearRing>      <gml:posList>-180 80 180 80 180 -60 -180 -60 -180 80</gml:posList>    </gml:LinearRing>  </gml:exterior></gml:Polygon>

WKT

POLYGON ((-180 80, 180 80, 180 -60, -180 -60, -180 80))

Temporal coverage

From date	To date
2020-01-01	2020-12-31

Additional information

Published by: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date: 2025-11-11
Modified date: 2025-11-12
Issued date: 2025-11-28
Landing page: https://forest-observatory.ec.europa.eu/forest
Data theme(s): Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Environment, International issues
Update frequency: irregular
Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/89h/8c561543-31df-4e1b-9994-e529afecaf54
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