Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0038 sq. km per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
In 2023, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 0.0038 sq. km per person.
The figure is up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 0.0038 sq. km per person in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.0018 sq. km per person, in 1990.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0018 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0028 sq. km per person | +51.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0032 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0038 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +51.6% | 0.0018 sq. km per person | 0.0028 sq. km per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0029 sq. km per person | 0.0018 sq. km per person | 0.0033 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0034 sq. km per person | 0.0033 sq. km per person | 0.0035 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0037 sq. km per person | 0.0036 sq. km per person | 0.0037 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0038 sq. km per person | 0.0038 sq. km per person | 0.0038 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 25 Zambia 0.0214 sq. km per person compare
- 26 Peru 0.0212 sq. km per person compare
- 27 New Zealand 0.0191 sq. km per person compare
- 28 Latvia 0.0182 sq. km per person compare
- 29 Estonia 0.0178 sq. km per person compare
- 30 Angola 0.0177 sq. km per person compare
- 31 Venezuela 0.0163 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Rural population 38.1% (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3809 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.2% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 2.4% (2025)
- Rural population 38.02 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.5% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.5316 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 67.30 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in Central Europe and the Baltics was 0.0038 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0038 sq. km per person in 2022.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0018 sq. km per person in 1990.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 28th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Forest area (sq. km) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Forest area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.