Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Romania
Romania: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 676,440 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
676,440 hectares
Change on year
down 6.1%
World rank
47th
of 185 countries
All-time high
956,490 hectares
in 2015
All-time low
528,000 hectares
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Romania, 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 by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Romania is 676,440 hectares, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.1% on the previous year and down 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Romania peaked at 956,490 hectares in 2015 and was at its lowest, 528,000 hectares, in 1990.
Romania ranks 47th of 185 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Romania, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 528,000 hectares | — |
| 1991 | 528,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 528,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 528,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 528,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 528,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 528,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 528,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 528,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 528,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 528,000 hectares | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 529,200 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 530,400 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 531,600 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 532,800 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 534,000 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 535,200 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 536,400 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 537,600 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 538,800 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 540,000 hectares | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 623,298 hectares | +15.4% |
| 2012 | 706,596 hectares | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 789,894 hectares | +11.8% |
| 2014 | 873,192 hectares | +10.5% |
| 2015 | 956,490 hectares | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 944,206 hectares | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 931,922 hectares | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 919,638 hectares | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 907,354 hectares | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 895,070 hectares | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 851,344 hectares | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 807,618 hectares | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 763,892 hectares | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 720,166 hectares | -5.7% |
| 2025 | 676,440 hectares | -6.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 676,440 hectares is above the median for high income countries, which is 377,020 hectares, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Romania's 676,440 hectares is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 430,910 hectares, 1.6× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 528,000 hectares | 528,000 hectares | 528,000 hectares | 10 |
| 2000s | 533,400 hectares | 528,000 hectares | 538,800 hectares | 10 |
| 2010s | 819,259 hectares | 540,000 hectares | 956,490 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 785,755 hectares | 676,440 hectares | 895,070 hectares | 6 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.634 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.03 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5647 % 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 -0.1112 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Romania?
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Romania was 676,440 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 956,490 hectares in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 528,000 hectares in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
- Romania ranks 47th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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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