Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Montenegro
Montenegro: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 61.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
61.5%
World rank
31st
of 219 countries
All-time high
61.5%
in 2010
All-time low
46.5%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Montenegro, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 61.5% 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 unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Montenegro peaked at 61.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 1990.
Montenegro ranks 31st of 219 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.5% | — |
| 2000 | 46.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 61.5% | +32.1% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 61.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 61.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.5% | 46.5% | 46.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.5% | 46.5% | 46.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 61.5% | 61.5% | 61.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 61.5% | 61.5% | 61.5% | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Montenegro?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Montenegro was 61.5% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 61.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 1990.
- How does Montenegro rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Montenegro ranks 31st out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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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