Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Western Europe
Western Europe: Forest area as a proportion of total land area was 33.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
33.0%
Rank
15th
of 32 groups
All-time high
33.0%
in 2025
All-time low
29.5%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Western Europe, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 33.0% 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 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as a proportion of total land area in Western Europe peaked at 33.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 1990.
Western Europe ranks 15th of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 29.5% | — |
| 2000 | 30.5% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 32.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 32.6% | +1.5% |
| 2025 | 33.0% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.5% | 29.5% | 29.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 30.5% | 30.5% | 30.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 31.7% | 32.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 32.6% | 33.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 12 Guinea-Bissau 74.7% compare
- 13 Vanuatu 74.4% compare
- 14 Finland 74.2% compare
- 15 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.2% compare
- 15 Viet Nam 47.2% compare
- 16 Niue 72.6% compare
- 16 Türkiye 29.6% compare
- 17 Central African Republic 72.4% compare
- 18 Brunei Darussalam 72.1% compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 6.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 787,773 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 1.17 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as a proportion of total land area in Western Europe?
- Forest area as a proportion of total land area in Western Europe was 33.0% 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 33.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as a proportion of total land area recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 1990.
- How does Western Europe rank for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
- Western Europe ranks 15th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as a proportion of total land area rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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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