Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 37.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
37.3%
Rank
11th
of 32 groups
All-time high
37.3%
in 2025
All-time low
29.8%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Southern Europe, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Southern Europe stood at 37.3%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Southern Europe peaked at 37.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29.8%, in 1990.
Southern Europe ranks 11th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.8% | — |
| 2000 | 32.9% | +10.4% |
| 2010 | 34.9% | +6.3% |
| 2015 | 35.4% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | +4.5% |
| 2025 | 37.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.8% | 29.8% | 29.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.9% | 32.9% | 32.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 34.9% | 35.4% | 2 |
| 2020s | 37.2% | 37.0% | 37.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 8 American Samoa 79.2% compare
- 9 Pitcairn 78.5% compare
- 10 Dominica 76.5% compare
- 11 Papua New Guinea 75.1% compare
- 12 Guinea-Bissau 74.7% compare
- 13 Vanuatu 74.4% compare
- 14 Finland 74.2% compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 11.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 7.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Southern Europe?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Southern Europe was 37.3% 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.8% in 1990.
- How does Southern Europe rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Southern Europe ranks 11th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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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