Forest area in Georgia
Georgia: Forest area was 3.10 million hectares in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest area in Georgia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest area in Georgia is 3.10 million hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Georgia peaked at 3.10 million hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3.03 million hectares, in 1990.
Georgia ranks 93rd of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.03 million hectares | 3.03 million hectares | 3.04 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.07 million hectares | 3.04 million hectares | 3.09 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.10 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.10 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 3.10 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
- 90 Burkina Faso 3.24 million hectares compare
- 91 Pakistan 3.19 million hectares compare
- 92 Benin 3.13 million hectares compare
- 94 Costa Rica 2.99 million hectares compare
- 95 Czechia 2.97 million hectares compare
- 96 Saudi Arabia 2.78 million hectares compare
More environment data for Georgia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 19.6 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.14 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0815 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.1299 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0223 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Georgia?
- Forest area in Georgia was 3.10 million hectares in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest forest area recorded in Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.10 million hectares in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.03 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Georgia rank for forest area?
- Georgia ranks 93rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Georgia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.