Annual afforestation in Georgia
Georgia: Annual afforestation was 0 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0 hectares per year
World rank
67th
of 106 countries
All-time high
4,970 hectares per year
in 2000
All-time low
0 hectares per year
in 2010
Years of data
5
1990–2020
Annual afforestation in Georgia, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares per year.
Analysis
In 2020, annual afforestation in Georgia stood at 0 hectares per year. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Georgia peaked at 4,970 hectares per year in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per year, in 2010.
Georgia ranks 67th of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 600 hectares per year | 600 hectares per year | 600 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 4,970 hectares per year | 4,970 hectares per year | 4,970 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 0 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
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- 67 Gambia 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Gibraltar 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Greenland 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Guyana 0 hectares per year compare
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- 67 Isle of Man 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Jersey 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Jordan 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Kuwait 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Lebanon 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Libya 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Monaco 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Namibia 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Nauru 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Oman 0 hectares per year compare
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- 67 Saint Barthelemy 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 San Marino 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Singapore 0 hectares per year compare
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- 67 Slovenia 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Somalia 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Sweden 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Tanzania 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Tokelau 0 hectares per year compare
- 67 Vatican 0 hectares per year compare
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More environment data for Georgia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 19.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.14 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0815 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1299 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0223 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Georgia?
- Annual afforestation in Georgia was 0 hectares per year in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual afforestation recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,970 hectares per year in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per year in 2010.
- How does Georgia rank for annual afforestation?
- Georgia ranks 67th out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual afforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Afforestation is the establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was not classified as forest.