Europe vs OECD: Naturally regenerating forest — Area

Europe
954,869 1000 ha
in 2025
OECD
1.00 million 1000 ha
in 2025
Europe rank
3rd
OECD rank
1st

Naturally regenerating forest — Area over time

  • Europe
  • OECD
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How they compare

OECD currently reports 1.00 million 1000 ha against 954,869 1000 ha in Europe, a difference of 49,891 1000 ha.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.1 times Europe's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, OECD has been ahead every year.

Europe ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 36 groups.

OECD has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 932,993 1000 ha 1.01 million 1000 ha 76,837 1000 ha OECD
2000s 935,958 1000 ha 1.01 million 1000 ha 70,053 1000 ha OECD
2010s 943,409 1000 ha 1.01 million 1000 ha 63,624 1000 ha OECD
2020s 952,230 1000 ha 1.01 million 1000 ha 53,530 1000 ha OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher naturally regenerating forest — area, Europe or OECD?
OECD, at 1.00 million 1000 ha against 954,869 1000 ha in Europe as of 2025.
What is the difference in naturally regenerating forest — area between Europe and OECD?
49,891 1000 ha, with OECD ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe and OECD?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Europe and OECD rank globally for naturally regenerating forest — area?
Europe ranks 3rd and OECD ranks 1st of 36 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Naturally regenerating forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.