Forest land — Area in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Forest land — Area was 879,473 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Eastern Europe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — area in Eastern Europe is 879,473 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Eastern Europe peaked at 879,473 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 854,537 1000 ha, in 1992.
Eastern Europe ranks 5th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 859,264 1000 ha | 854,537 1000 ha | 875,635 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 860,749 1000 ha | 856,061 1000 ha | 865,438 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 869,372 1000 ha | 866,480 1000 ha | 873,590 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 877,111 1000 ha | 874,749 1000 ha | 879,473 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
- 2 Russian Federation 832,630 1000 ha compare
- 3 Brazil 486,087 1000 ha compare
- 4 Canada 368,819 1000 ha compare
- 5 China 227,153 1000 ha compare
- 5 China, mainland 227,153 1000 ha compare
- 7 Australia and New Zealand 143,865 1000 ha compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 139,189 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Eastern Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 8.74 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 22.51 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 28.04 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 1.01 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 1.72 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 7.53 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 1.82 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 1.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 32.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 6.05 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Eastern Europe?
- Forest land — area in Eastern Europe was 879,473 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 879,473 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 854,537 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for forest land — area?
- Eastern Europe ranks 5th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.