Annual deforestation in Romania
Romania: Annual deforestation was 20 hectares per year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
20 hectares per year
World rank
75th
of 112 countries
All-time high
1,730 hectares per year
in 1990
All-time low
20 hectares per year
in 2015
Years of data
5
1990–2020
Annual deforestation 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
The most recent figure for annual deforestation in Romania is 20 hectares per year, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 81.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual deforestation in Romania peaked at 1,730 hectares per year in 1990 and was at its lowest, 20 hectares per year, in 2015.
Romania ranks 75th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,730 hectares per year | 1,730 hectares per year | 1,730 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2000s | 180 hectares per year | 180 hectares per year | 180 hectares per year | 1 |
| 2010s | 65 hectares per year | 20 hectares per year | 110 hectares per year | 2 |
| 2020s | 20 hectares per year | 20 hectares per year | 20 hectares per year | 1 |
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More environment data for Romania
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 101.86 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.35 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0241 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0241 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual deforestation in Romania?
- Annual deforestation in Romania was 20 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 deforestation recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 1,730 hectares per year in 1990.
- What is the lowest annual deforestation recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20 hectares per year in 2015.
- How does Romania rank for annual deforestation?
- Romania ranks 75th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is annual deforestation rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 81.8%. 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 deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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