Forest area, annual growth rate in Serbia
Serbia: Forest area, annual growth rate was 1.15 % change on previous year in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area, annual growth rate in Serbia, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area, annual growth rate in Serbia is 1.15 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area, annual growth rate in Serbia peaked at 1.6 % change on previous year in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.6901 % change on previous year, 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.
Forest area, annual growth rate in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.7358 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 0.7305 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.7252 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.7199 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7148 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.7097 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.7047 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.6998 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.6949 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6901 % change on previous year | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.6 % change on previous year | +131.5% |
| 2002 | 1.57 % change on previous year | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 1.55 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.52 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.5 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 1.48 % change on previous year | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.46 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 1.44 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 1.42 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 1.4 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.38 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.36 % change on previous year | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 1.34 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.32 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.31 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.29 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.27 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.26 % change on previous year | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.24 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.23 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.21 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.2 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 1.18 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.17 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 1.15 % change on previous year | -1.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 1.15 % change on previous year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0715 % change on previous year, 16.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Forest area, annual growth rate 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 | +131.5% | 0.6901 % change on previous year | 1.6 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.715 % change on previous year | 0.6949 % change on previous year | 0.7358 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 1.42 % change on previous year | 0.6901 % change on previous year | 1.6 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 % change on previous year | 1.24 % change on previous year | 1.4 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 % change on previous year | 1.15 % change on previous year | 1.23 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 5 Liechtenstein 1.46 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Israel 1.35 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Cape Verde 1.23 % change on previous year compare
- 9 Uzbekistan 1.07 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Ireland 0.9584 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Uruguay 0.9169 % change on previous year 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 forest area, annual growth rate in Serbia?
- Forest area, annual growth rate in Serbia was 1.15 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.6 % change on previous year in 2001.
- What is the lowest forest area, annual growth rate recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6901 % change on previous year in 2000.
- How does Serbia rank for forest area, annual growth rate?
- Serbia ranks 8th out of 228 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area, annual growth rate rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Forest area, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.