Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 30,000 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
30,000 hectares
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
129th
of 185 countries
All-time high
30,000 hectares
in 2010
All-time low
28,000 hectares
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Luxembourg, 2000–2025
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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Luxembourg stood at 30,000 hectares. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Luxembourg peaked at 30,000 hectares in 2010 and was at its lowest, 28,000 hectares, in 2000.
That places Luxembourg 129th out of 185 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28,000 hectares | — |
| 2001 | 28,200 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 28,400 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 28,600 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 28,800 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 29,000 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 29,200 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 29,400 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 29,600 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 29,800 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 30,000 hectares | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 30,000 hectares | +0.0% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 30,000 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 377,020 hectares, 8% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 30,000 hectares is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 430,910 hectares, 7% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28,900 hectares | 28,000 hectares | 29,800 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 30,000 hectares | 6 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
- 126 Cape Verde 37,380 hectares compare
- 127 Honduras 35,800 hectares compare
- 128 Cyprus 32,870 hectares compare
- 130 Jordan 29,860 hectares compare
- 131 Solomon Islands 25,760 hectares compare
- 132 Sierra Leone 24,680 hectares compare
More environment data for Luxembourg
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2585 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1872 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.601 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Luxembourg?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Luxembourg was 30,000 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 30,000 hectares in 2010.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,000 hectares in 2000.
- How does Luxembourg rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Luxembourg ranks 129th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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