Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Serbia
Serbia: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 41.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
41.3%
World rank
74th
of 219 countries
All-time high
41.3%
in 2025
All-time low
26.4%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Serbia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Serbia stood at 41.3%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Serbia peaked at 41.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 1990.
That places Serbia 74th 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 26.4% | — |
| 2000 | 28.4% | +7.3% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | +16.0% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | +6.9% |
| 2020 | 39.0% | +10.7% |
| 2025 | 41.3% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.4% | 26.4% | 26.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 28.4% | 28.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.1% | 32.9% | 35.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 39.0% | 41.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 71 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.2% compare
- 72 Canada 42.0% compare
- 73 Myanmar 41.5% compare
- 75 Mozambique 41.0% compare
- 76 North Macedonia 40.7% compare
- 77 Cameroon 40.5% compare
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- 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 18.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0758 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 11.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Serbia?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Serbia was 41.3% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 1990.
- How does Serbia rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Serbia ranks 74th out of 219 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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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