Europe vs OECD: Primary Forest — Area

Europe
310,961 1000 ha
in 2025
OECD
310,239 1000 ha
in 2025
Europe rank
4th
OECD rank
1st

Primary Forest — Area over time

  • Europe
  • OECD
0100.0k200.0k300.0k199020072025

How they compare

Europe currently reports 310,961 1000 ha against 310,239 1000 ha in OECD, a difference of 722 1000 ha.

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

Europe ranks 4th and OECD ranks 1st of 35 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe OECD Difference Ahead
1990s 305,535 1000 ha 293,874 1000 ha 11,661 1000 ha Europe
2000s 307,283 1000 ha 284,304 1000 ha 22,979 1000 ha Europe
2010s 309,287 1000 ha 270,430 1000 ha 38,857 1000 ha Europe
2020s 310,516 1000 ha 273,290 1000 ha 37,226 1000 ha Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary forest — area, Europe or OECD?
Europe, at 310,961 1000 ha against 310,239 1000 ha in OECD as of 2025.
What is the difference in primary forest — area between Europe and OECD?
722 1000 ha, with Europe 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 primary 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 Primary 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
Primary Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
204 places, 7,156 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.