Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Germany
Germany: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 32.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Germany, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Germany stood at 32.9%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Germany peaked at 32.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 32.4%, in 1990.
That places Germany 105th out of 219 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32.4% | — |
| 2000 | 32.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 32.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 32.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 32.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 32.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.4% | 32.4% | 32.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 32.8% | 32.7% | 32.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 32.8% | 32.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 3.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0022 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.58 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2544 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -6.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Germany?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Germany was 32.9% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 32.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.4% in 1990.
- How does Germany rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Germany ranks 105th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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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