Forest area in Euro area
Euro area: Forest area was 38.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Euro area, 1990–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in % of land area.
Analysis
Euro area recorded 38.8% for forest area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Euro area peaked at 38.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 1990.
Euro area ranks 10th of 47 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.4% | — |
| 1991 | 33.6% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 34.7% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 35.0% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 35.2% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 35.4% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 35.6% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 35.8% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 36.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 36.3% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 36.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 36.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 36.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 36.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 37.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 37.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 37.3% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 37.4% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 38.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 38.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 38.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 38.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 38.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 38.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 38.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 38.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 38.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 38.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 38.7% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 38.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.1% | 33.4% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.0% | 36.3% | 37.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.2% | 37.9% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.7% | 38.6% | 38.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Euro area
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 86.4% compare
- 8 American Samoa 85.2% compare
- 9 Papua New Guinea 79.0% compare
- 10 Liberia 78.1% compare
- 11 Finland 73.7% compare
- 12 Seychelles 73.3% compare
- 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.2% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Euro area
- Rural population, per capita 0.2252 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.5% (2025)
- Rural population 80.79 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 22.5% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 776.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0155 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Euro area?
- Forest area in Euro area was 38.8% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 38.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 1990.
- How does Euro area rank for forest area?
- Euro area ranks 10th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Euro area 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.