Annual change in forest area in Serbia
Serbia: Annual change in forest area was 39,680 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
39,680 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 235 countries
All-time high
39,682 hectares
in 2011
All-time low
17,020 hectares
in 1991
Years of data
35
1991–2025
Annual change in forest area in Serbia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 39,680 hectares for annual change in forest area in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area in Serbia peaked at 39,682 hectares in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17,020 hectares, in 1991.
Serbia ranks 13th of 235 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Annual change in forest area in Serbia, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 17,020 hectares | — |
| 1992 | 17,020 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 17,020 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 17,020 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 17,020 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 17,020 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 17,020 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 17,020 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 17,020 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 17,020 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 39,679 hectares | +133.1% |
| 2002 | 39,679 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 39,679 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 39,679 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 39,679 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 39,679 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 39,679 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 39,679 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 39,679 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 39,679 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 39,682 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 39,682 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39,682 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 39,682 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 39,682 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 39,680 hectares | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 39,680 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 39,680 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39,680 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 39,680 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 39,680 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 39,680 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 39,680 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 39,680 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 39,680 hectares | +0.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 39,680 hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,002 hectares, 39.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17,020 hectares | 17,020 hectares | 17,020 hectares | 9 |
| 2000s | 37,413 hectares | 17,020 hectares | 39,679 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 39,681 hectares | 39,679 hectares | 39,682 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,680 hectares | 39,680 hectares | 39,680 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More environment data for Serbia
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.72 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.594 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.12 °C (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0.001 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area in Serbia?
- Annual change in forest area in Serbia was 39,680 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 39,682 hectares in 2011.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,020 hectares in 1991.
- How does Serbia rank for annual change in forest area?
- Serbia ranks 13th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.