Forest area as share of land area in Romania
Romania: Forest area as share of land area was 30.24 in 2025. β² Rising
Forest area as share of land area in Romania, 1990β2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Romania recorded 30.24 for forest area as share of land area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area as share of land area in Romania peaked at 30.24 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 27.67, in 2000.
Romania ranks 115th of 216 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.68 | 27.67 | 27.69 | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.96 | 27.67 | 28.25 | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.51 | 28.32 | 30.09 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.18 | 30.12 | 30.24 | 6 |
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More environment data for Romania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.634 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.03 Β°C (2025)
- Recovered paper β Production 731,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production 731,310 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 57,121 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import quantity 11,850 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export value 255,605 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Export quantity 341,949 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard β Import value 611,929 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area as share of land area in Romania?
- Forest area as share of land area in Romania was 30.24 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area as share of land area recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 30.24 in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area as share of land area recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.67 in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for forest area as share of land area?
- Romania ranks 115th out of 216 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area as share of land area rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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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