Environmental Economic Accounting Ecosystem condition account: Division Forests and woodland

Forests and woodland (Division A03)
Condition variableSubvariableUnitCondition 2015Condition 2018Change 2018 to 2015
The values of the condition variables present the yearly arithmetic average for the respective ecosystem, if not definied differently by the measurement unit.
1: Values are based on data sources that are recorded over long time periods. Changes over time presented here therefore reflect change due to ecosystem extent conversions rather than changes in the data source of the condition variable.
. = Numerical value unknown or not to be disclosed.
Ground-level ozoneApril to Septembermicrograms per cubic metre65.5871.736.15
Particulate matterPM2.5micrograms per cubic metre12.3710.23-2.15
Soil organic carbon1tonnes per hectare132.84132.83-0.01
pH-value soil1pH-value5.125.120.00
Soil moisture (total soil)Droughtdays per year147.08201.5954.51
Abnormal ariditydays per year61.5425.81-35.73
Normalized Difference Vegetation IndexApril-Septemberindex (-1 to 1)0.770.780.01
Vegetation periodLengthdays180178-2
Characteristic bird speciesindex (0 to 100)90.8..
Diversity of main tree speciesindex (0 to 1).0.41.
Deadwoodcubic metre per hectare20.61..
Tree cover density%78.5778.580.01
Protected area%23.0623.140.08
Fire damaged areahectare5252,3481,823
Air temperatureMarch, April, MayCelsius8.4210.021.60
June, July, AugustCelsius18.2819.090.81
September, October, NovemberCelsius9.2910.050.76
December, January, FebruaryCelsius1.501.17-0.33
PrecipitationMarch, April, Maymillimetre (sum)158.76152.72-6.04
June, July, Augustmillimetre (sum)204.56138.33-66.24
September, October, Novembermillimetre (sum)211.7598.53-113.22
December, January, Februarymillimetre (sum)193.99222.0928.10
Snow coverdays per year29.2227.21-2.01

As at 21 June 2023

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