Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Serbia
Serbia: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 1.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in Serbia, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Serbia recorded 1.1% for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Serbia peaked at 1.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
Serbia ranks 7th of 227 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 5 Israel 1.3% compare
- 6 Cape Verde 1.2% compare
- 8 Uzbekistan 1.1% compare
- 10 Uruguay 0.9% compare
More environment data for Serbia
- Aquaculture production 6,870 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 2,495 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 9,365 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land use per person 0.393 hectares per person (2023)
- Forest area 3.48 million hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.1% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 39,680 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 1.1% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 39,680 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 94,884 tonnes (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Serbia?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in Serbia was 1.1% 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does Serbia rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- Serbia ranks 7th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita 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 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.