Forest area in Moldova
Moldova: Forest area was 370,300 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Moldova, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
In 2025, forest area in Moldova stood at 370,300 hectares.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Moldova peaked at 386,400 hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 325,400 hectares, in 1990.
That places Moldova 150th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 333,950 hectares | 325,400 hectares | 342,500 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 357,945 hectares | 344,400 hectares | 371,490 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 380,190 hectares | 374,500 hectares | 386,400 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 371,750 hectares | 370,300 hectares | 373,200 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 147 Tajikistan 424,500 hectares compare
- 148 Brunei 380,000 hectares compare
- 149 Haiti 372,100 hectares compare
- 151 Netherlands 369,330 hectares compare
- 152 Armenia 334,100 hectares compare
- 153 United Arab Emirates 324,580 hectares compare
More environment data for Moldova
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 11.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.85 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.9268 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.1986 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0901 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 2.2 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0028 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0084 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.9715 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Moldova?
- Forest area in Moldova was 370,300 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 386,400 hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 325,400 hectares in 1990.
- How does Moldova rank for forest area?
- Moldova ranks 150th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.