Forest area in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Forest area was 34.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Central Europe and the Baltics is 34.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 34.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 1990.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 14th of 47 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.7% | — |
| 1991 | 27.7% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 31.5% | +13.6% |
| 1993 | 32.1% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 32.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 32.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 32.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 32.3% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 32.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 32.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 32.5% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 32.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 32.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 32.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 33.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 33.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 33.6% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 33.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 33.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 34.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 34.1% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 34.3% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 34.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 34.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 34.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 34.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 34.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 34.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.3% | 27.7% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.1% | 32.5% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.2% | 33.7% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.6% | 34.6% | 34.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 11 Finland 73.7% compare
- 12 Seychelles 73.3% compare
- 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.2% compare
- 14 Brunei Darussalam 72.1% compare
- 15 Bhutan 71.6% compare
- 16 Lao People's Democratic Republic 71.5% compare
- 17 Guinea-Bissau 69.5% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Rural population, per capita 0.3809 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.4% (2025)
- Rural population 38.02 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population 38.1% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 674.26 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 12.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0244 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Forest area in Central Europe and the Baltics was 34.6% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 34.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 1990.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for forest area?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 14th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as part of Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.