Annual afforestation in Romania
Romania: Annual afforestation was 480 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Annual afforestation in Romania, 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 Romania stood at 480 hectares per year. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 56.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual afforestation in Romania peaked at 2,760 hectares per year in 2000 and was at its lowest, 480 hectares per year, in 2015.
That places Romania 51st out of 106 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Annual afforestation in Romania, year by year
| Year | hectares per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,230 hectares per year | — |
| 2000 | 2,760 hectares per year | +124.4% |
| 2010 | 1,100 hectares per year | -60.1% |
| 2015 | 480 hectares per year | -56.4% |
| 2020 | 480 hectares per year | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 480 hectares per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 425 hectares per year, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Romania's 480 hectares per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 920 hectares per year, 52% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,230 hectares per year | 1,230 hectares per year | 1,230 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 2,760 hectares per year | 2,760 hectares per year | 2,760 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 790 hectares per year | 480 hectares per year | 1,100 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 480 hectares per year | 480 hectares per year | 480 hectares per year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More environment data for Romania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.634 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.03 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1112 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual afforestation in Romania?
- Annual afforestation in Romania was 480 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 2,760 hectares per year in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual afforestation recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 480 hectares per year in 2015.
- How does Romania rank for annual afforestation?
- Romania ranks 51st out of 106 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual afforestation rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania 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.