Forest area in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Forest area was 382,817 sq. km 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 sq. km.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 382,817 sq. km for forest area 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 382,817 sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 203,939 sq. km, in 1990.
Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 38th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | sq. km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 203,939 sq. km | — |
| 1991 | 204,266 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 308,725 sq. km | +51.1% |
| 1993 | 354,647 sq. km | +14.9% |
| 1994 | 355,237 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 355,827 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 356,417 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 357,007 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 357,597 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 358,188 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 358,778 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 360,148 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 361,518 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 362,888 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 364,258 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 365,628 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 366,998 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 368,368 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 369,738 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 371,108 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 372,478 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 373,931 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 375,384 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 376,838 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 378,291 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 379,744 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 380,336 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 380,940 sq. km | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 381,258 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 381,575 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 381,882 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 382,195 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 382,504 sq. km | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 382,817 sq. km | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 321,185 sq. km | 203,939 sq. km | 358,188 sq. km | 10 |
| 2000s | 364,943 sq. km | 358,778 sq. km | 371,108 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 378,078 sq. km | 372,478 sq. km | 381,575 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 382,350 sq. km | 381,882 sq. km | 382,817 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More agriculture & rural data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Rural population, per capita 0.3809 units per person (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)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 67.30 billion current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Forest area in Central Europe and the Baltics was 382,817 sq. km 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 382,817 sq. km in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 203,939 sq. km in 1990.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for forest area?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 38th out of 45 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 (sq. km). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land 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.