Change forest area share total in Serbia
Serbia: Change forest area share total was 1.14 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Change forest area share total in Serbia, 1991–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 1.14 for change forest area share total in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, change forest area share total in Serbia peaked at 1.57 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6854, in 2000.
Serbia ranks 8th of 228 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Change forest area share total in Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.7305 | — |
| 1992 | 0.7252 | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7199 | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7148 | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7097 | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7047 | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6998 | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6949 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6901 | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6854 | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.57 | +129.5% |
| 2002 | 1.55 | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 1.52 | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.5 | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.48 | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.46 | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.44 | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.42 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.4 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.38 | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.36 | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.34 | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.32 | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.31 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.29 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.27 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.26 | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.24 | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 1.23 | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.21 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.2 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.18 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.17 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.15 | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 1.14 | -1.1% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 1.14 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0714, 16.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Change forest area share total in Serbia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +129.5% | 0.6854 | 1.57 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.71 | 0.6901 | 0.7305 | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.4 | 0.6854 | 1.57 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 | 1.23 | 1.38 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.18 | 1.14 | 1.21 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 5 Liechtenstein 1.44 compare
- 6 Israel 1.33 compare
- 7 Cape Verde 1.21 compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 1.05 compare
- 10 Ireland 0.9493 compare
- 11 Uruguay 0.9088 compare
More environment data for Serbia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- 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)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is change forest area share total in Serbia?
- Change forest area share total in Serbia was 1.14 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest change forest area share total recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.57 in 2001.
- What is the lowest change forest area share total recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6854 in 2000.
- How does Serbia rank for change forest area share total?
- Serbia ranks 8th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is change forest area share total rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Change forest area share total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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