Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita was 0.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita in United Kingdom, 1991–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.4% for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0.6% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2010.
United Kingdom ranks 25th of 227 countries on this measure, 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 | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 23 Fiji 0.4% compare
- 24 Kazakhstan 0.4% compare
- 26 South Africa 0.4% compare
- 27 Ukraine 0.4% compare
- 28 Haiti 0.4% compare
More environment data for United Kingdom
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 386.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.58 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 31.55 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.7351 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.35 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.078 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 58.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3113 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1931 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 22.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in United Kingdom?
- Annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita in United Kingdom was 0.4% 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 1991.
- What is the lowest annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2010.
- How does United Kingdom rank for annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 25th out of 227 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in forest area vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.