Annual change in forest area in Germany
Germany: Annual change in forest area was 4,800 hectares in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in forest area in Germany, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, annual change in forest area in Germany stood at 4,800 hectares. That is the lowest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Germany peaked at 5,500 hectares in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4,800 hectares, in 2016.
That places Germany 38th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,400 hectares | 5,400 hectares | 5,400 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 5,490 hectares | 5,400 hectares | 5,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,910 hectares | 4,800 hectares | 5,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,800 hectares | 4,800 hectares | 4,800 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 674.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.07 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 33.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2198 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 55.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3905 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1987 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 8.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Germany?
- Annual change in forest area in Germany was 4,800 hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in forest area recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 5,500 hectares in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,800 hectares in 2016.
- How does Germany rank for annual change in forest area?
- Germany ranks 38th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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 change in forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.