Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Moldova
Moldova: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 209,600 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Moldova, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 209,600 hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Moldova peaked at 218,700 hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 148,120 hectares, in 1992.
Moldova ranks 80th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 151,130 hectares | 148,120 hectares | 154,140 hectares | 8 |
| 2000s | 180,650 hectares | 155,000 hectares | 206,300 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 215,190 hectares | 212,000 hectares | 218,700 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 210,400 hectares | 209,600 hectares | 211,200 hectares | 6 |
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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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Moldova?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Moldova was 209,600 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 218,700 hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 148,120 hectares in 1992.
- How does Moldova rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Moldova ranks 80th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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