Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Serbia

Serbia: Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted was 224,080 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
224,080 hectares
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
79th
of 185 countries
All-time high
224,080 hectares
in 2025
All-time low
177,240 hectares
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025

Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Serbia, 2006–2025

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2006201520252006: 177.2k hectares2007: 179.7k hectares2008: 182.2k hectares2009: 184.6k hectares2010: 187.1k hectares2011: 189.6k hectares2012: 192.0k hectares2013: 194.5k hectares2014: 197.0k hectares2015: 199.4k hectares2016: 201.9k hectares2017: 204.4k hectares2018: 206.8k hectares2019: 209.3k hectares2020: 211.8k hectares2021: 214.2k hectares2022: 216.7k hectares2023: 219.2k hectares2024: 221.6k hectares2025: 224.1k hectares

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 Serbia stood at 224,080 hectares. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Serbia peaked at 224,080 hectares in 2025 and was at its lowest, 177,240 hectares, in 2006.

Serbia ranks 79th of 185 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 180,938 hectares 177,240 hectares 184,635 hectares 4
2010s 198,197 hectares 187,100 hectares 209,294 hectares 10
2020s 217,920 hectares 211,760 hectares 224,080 hectares 6

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 76 Sri Lanka 236,430 hectares compare
  2. 77 Fiji 227,410 hectares compare
  3. 78 Dominican Republic 226,810 hectares compare
  4. 80 Moldova 209,600 hectares compare
  5. 81 Armenia 200,350 hectares compare
  6. 82 Liberia 200,000 hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Serbia?
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted in Serbia was 224,080 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 Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 224,080 hectares in 2025.
What is the lowest forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 177,240 hectares in 2006.
How does Serbia rank for forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted?
Serbia ranks 79th out of 185 countries with data for 2025.
Is forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia 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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About this data

Indicator
Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
186 places, 6,421 data points, 1990–2025
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