Forest area in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Forest area was 666,728 sq. km in 2023. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1992–2023
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Measured in sq. km.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 666,728 sq. km for forest area in 2023. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 666,728 sq. km in 2023 and was at its lowest, 567,970 sq. km, in 1992.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 38th of 47 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Forest area in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | sq. km | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 567,970 sq. km | — |
| 1993 | 569,512 sq. km | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 571,055 sq. km | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 572,597 sq. km | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 574,140 sq. km | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 575,682 sq. km | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 577,225 sq. km | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 578,767 sq. km | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 580,310 sq. km | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 582,144 sq. km | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 583,977 sq. km | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 585,811 sq. km | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 587,645 sq. km | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 589,478 sq. km | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 624,896 sq. km | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 627,184 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 629,471 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 631,759 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 634,047 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 636,609 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 639,172 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 641,735 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 644,298 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 646,861 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 648,732 sq. km | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 650,985 sq. km | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 653,606 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 656,230 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 658,856 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 661,480 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 664,105 sq. km | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 666,728 sq. km | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 573,368 sq. km | 567,970 sq. km | 578,767 sq. km | 8 |
| 2000s | 602,268 sq. km | 580,310 sq. km | 631,759 sq. km | 10 |
| 2010s | 645,228 sq. km | 634,047 sq. km | 656,230 sq. km | 10 |
| 2020s | 662,792 sq. km | 658,856 sq. km | 666,728 sq. km | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More agriculture & rural data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Rural population, per capita 0.3167 units per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 6.2% (2025)
- Rural population 80.22 million (2025)
- Rural population growth 1.0% (2025)
- Rural population 31.7% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.8% (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 691.54 current US$ per person (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 8.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0622 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Forest area in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 666,728 sq. km in 2023, according to FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 666,728 sq. km in 2023.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 567,970 sq. km in 1992.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for forest area?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 38th out of 47 groups with data for 2023.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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.