Forest area in Serbia
Serbia: Forest area was 3.48 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area in Serbia, 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 Serbia is 3.48 million hectares, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area in Serbia peaked at 3.48 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.31 million hectares, in 1990.
Serbia ranks 86th 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 | 2.39 million hectares | 2.31 million hectares | 2.47 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.66 million hectares | 2.48 million hectares | 2.84 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.06 million hectares | 2.88 million hectares | 3.24 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.38 million hectares | 3.28 million hectares | 3.48 million hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More environment data for Serbia
- Aquaculture production 6,870 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 2,495 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 9,365 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land use per person 0.393 hectares per person (2023)
- Share of global forest area 0.1% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 39,680 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 1.1% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 39,680 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 94,884 tonnes (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area in Serbia?
- Forest area in Serbia was 3.48 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.48 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.31 million hectares in 1990.
- How does Serbia rank for forest area?
- Serbia ranks 86th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.