Forest area as share of land area in Montenegro
Montenegro: Forest area as share of land area was 61.49 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area as share of land area in Montenegro, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area as share of land area in Montenegro is 61.49, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Montenegro peaked at 61.49 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 46.54, in 1990.
Montenegro ranks 31st of 216 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area as share of land area in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 46.54 | — |
| 1991 | 46.54 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 46.54 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 46.54 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 46.54 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 46.54 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 46.54 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 46.54 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 46.54 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 46.54 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 46.54 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 48.04 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 49.53 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 51.03 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 52.52 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 54.01 | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 55.51 | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 57 | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 58.5 | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 59.99 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 61.49 | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 61.49 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 61.49 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 61.49 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 61.49 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 61.49 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 61.49 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 61.49 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 61.49 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 61.49 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 61.49 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 61.49 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 61.49 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 61.49 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 61.49 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 61.49 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.54 | 46.54 | 46.54 | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.27 | 46.54 | 59.99 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.49 | 61.49 | 61.49 | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.49 | 61.49 | 61.49 | 6 |
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More environment data for Montenegro
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9561 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1974 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.53 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 6.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.6 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.77 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 32.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Montenegro?
- Forest area as share of land area in Montenegro was 61.49 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 61.49 in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.54 in 1990.
- How does Montenegro rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Montenegro ranks 31st out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area as share of land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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