Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Europe
Europe: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 47.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
47.0%
Rank
5th
of 32 groups
All-time high
47.0%
in 2025
All-time low
45.1%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Europe, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Europe recorded 47.0% for forest area as a proportion of total land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Europe peaked at 47.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 1990.
That places Europe 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 45.1% | — |
| 2000 | 45.5% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 46.1% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 46.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 46.7% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 47.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45.1% | 45.1% | 45.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 45.5% | 45.5% | 45.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 46.1% | 46.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 46.8% | 46.7% | 47.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 2 Guyana 93.4% compare
- 3 Gabon 91.4% compare
- 3 Suriname 91.4% compare
- 5 Palau 91.0% compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 89.8% compare
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 85.8% compare
- 8 American Samoa 79.2% compare
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 16.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 11.92 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Europe?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Europe was 47.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 1990.
- How does Europe rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Europe ranks 5th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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