Forest area in OECD members
OECD members: Forest area was 32.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Forest area in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 32.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in OECD members peaked at 32.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.3%, in 1990.
OECD members ranks 14th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.3% | — |
| 1991 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 32.4% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 32.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 32.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 32.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 32.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 32.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 32.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.8% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.4% | 32.3% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 32.4% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 32.6% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.9% | 32.8% | 32.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 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 OECD members
- Rural population, per capita 0.1868 units per person (2025)
- Rural population 262.00 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.3% (2025)
- Rural population 18.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 699.9 current US$ per person (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0143 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 977.64 billion current US$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in OECD members?
- Forest area in OECD members was 32.9% in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 1990.
- How does OECD members rank for forest area?
- OECD members ranks 14th out of 45 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members 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.