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.
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 |
Countries ranked near OECD (FAO)
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- Land use 382.61 million hectares (2023)
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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