Forest area in Montenegro
Montenegro: Forest area was 827,000 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Montenegro, 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 Montenegro is 827,000 hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Montenegro peaked at 827,000 hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 626,000 hectares, in 1990.
Montenegro ranks 133rd of 235 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 | 626,000 hectares | 626,000 hectares | 626,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 716,450 hectares | 626,000 hectares | 806,900 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 827,000 hectares | 827,000 hectares | 827,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 827,000 hectares | 827,000 hectares | 827,000 hectares | 6 |
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More environment data for Montenegro
- Aquaculture production 1,555 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 854.06 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 2,409 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land use per person 0.0145 hectares per person (2023)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 6,414 tonnes (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Montenegro?
- Forest area in Montenegro was 827,000 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 827,000 hectares in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 626,000 hectares in 1990.
- How does Montenegro rank for forest area?
- Montenegro ranks 133rd out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest 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 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.