Europe vs OECD: Planted Forest — Area

Europe
82,075 1000 ha
in 2025
OECD
118,698 1000 ha
in 2025
Europe rank
4th
OECD rank
1st

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Europe
  • OECD
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k199020072025

How they compare

OECD currently reports 118,698 1000 ha against 82,075 1000 ha in Europe, a difference of 36,623 1000 ha.

That makes OECD's figure about 1.4 times Europe's.

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

Europe ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 35 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 69,710 1000 ha 85,012 1000 ha 15,302 1000 ha OECD
2000s 74,869 1000 ha 99,682 1000 ha 24,813 1000 ha OECD
2010s 79,864 1000 ha 110,812 1000 ha 30,948 1000 ha OECD
2020s 81,800 1000 ha 117,148 1000 ha 35,348 1000 ha OECD

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Europe or OECD?
OECD, at 118,698 1000 ha against 82,075 1000 ha in Europe as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Europe and OECD?
36,623 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 planted forest — area?
Europe ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 35 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted 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
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 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.