That seems a bit unfair since I was replying to someone that was making positive generalization about Europe. Also, at the risk of moving the goalpost, having

That seems a bit unfair since I was replying to someone that was making positive generalization about Europe. Also, at the risk of moving the goalpost, having more trees than some arbitrary point in time isn't particularly reassuring. In central Europe, at least, 1925 would have been near an all-time low. The deforestation in central and northern Europe has been going on for millennia (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-18646-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-18646-7)