Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in OECD (FAO)
OECD (FAO): Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 118.70 million hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in OECD (FAO), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
OECD (FAO) recorded 118.70 million hectares for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in OECD (FAO) peaked at 118.70 million hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 75.98 million hectares, in 1990.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in OECD (FAO), year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75.98 million hectares | — |
| 1991 | 77.38 million hectares | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 79.36 million hectares | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 83.98 million hectares | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 85.39 million hectares | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 86.79 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 88.20 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 89.61 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 91.02 million hectares | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 92.42 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 93.83 million hectares | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 95.13 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 96.43 million hectares | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 97.73 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 99.03 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 100.33 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 101.63 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 102.93 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 104.23 million hectares | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 105.53 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 106.83 million hectares | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 107.72 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 108.61 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 109.50 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 110.39 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 111.28 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 112.15 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 113.01 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 113.87 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 114.73 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 115.60 million hectares | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 116.22 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 116.84 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 117.46 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 118.08 million hectares | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 118.70 million hectares | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.01 million hectares | 75.98 million hectares | 92.42 million hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.68 million hectares | 93.83 million hectares | 105.53 million hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 110.81 million hectares | 106.83 million hectares | 114.73 million hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 117.15 million hectares | 115.60 million hectares | 118.70 million hectares | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in OECD (FAO)?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in OECD (FAO) was 118.70 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in OECD (FAO)?
- The highest recorded value was 118.70 million hectares in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in OECD (FAO)?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.98 million hectares in 1990.
- How does OECD (FAO) rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- OECD (FAO) ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in OECD (FAO)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD (FAO) 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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