Serbia vs United Kingdom: Forest area
Serbia
3.48 million hectares
in 2025
United Kingdom
3.28 million hectares
in 2025
Serbia rank
86th
United Kingdom rank
89th
Forest area over time
- Serbia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 3.48 million hectares against 3.28 million hectares in United Kingdom, a difference of 197,200 hectares.
That makes Serbia's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Serbia ranks 86th and United Kingdom ranks 89th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Serbia averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Serbia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.39 million hectares | 2.86 million hectares | 467,610 hectares | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 2.66 million hectares | 3.00 million hectares | 339,494 hectares | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 3.06 million hectares | 3.14 million hectares | 79,643 hectares | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 3.38 million hectares | 3.25 million hectares | 129,500 hectares | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Serbia or United Kingdom?
- Serbia, at 3.48 million hectares against 3.28 million hectares in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Serbia and United Kingdom?
- 197,200 hectares, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Serbia and United Kingdom?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Serbia and United Kingdom rank globally for forest area?
- Serbia ranks 86th and United Kingdom ranks 89th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.