Forest area (sq. km), per capita in European Union
European Union: Forest area (sq. km), per capita was 0.0036 sq. km per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area (sq. km), per capita in European Union, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in sq. km per person.
Analysis
European Union recorded 0.0036 sq. km per person for forest area (sq. km), per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area (sq. km), per capita in European Union peaked at 0.0036 sq. km per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0031 sq. km per person, in 1990.
That places European Union 29th 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 European Union, year by year
| Year | sq. km per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0031 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0033 sq. km per person | +8.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0035 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0036 sq. km per person | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0034 sq. km per person | 0.0031 sq. km per person | 0.0035 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 sq. km per person | 0.0035 sq. km per person | 0.0035 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0036 sq. km per person | 0.0035 sq. km per person | 0.0036 sq. km per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0036 sq. km per person | 0.0036 sq. km per person | 0.0036 sq. km per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near European Union
- 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
- 32 Vanuatu 0.0138 sq. km per person compare
More agriculture & rural data for European Union
- Rural population 24.8% (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2483 units per person (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.2% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 1.6% (2025)
- Rural population 112.00 million (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.4% (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.3771 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 346.42 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area (sq. km), per capita in European Union?
- Forest area (sq. km), per capita in European Union was 0.0036 sq. km per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in European Union?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0036 sq. km per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest forest area (sq. km), per capita recorded in European Union?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0031 sq. km per person in 1990.
- How does European Union rank for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
- European Union ranks 29th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area (sq. km), per capita rising or falling in European Union?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union 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.