Forest land — Area in Europe
Europe: Forest land — Area was 1.04 million 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Europe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Europe recorded 1.04 million 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Europe peaked at 1.04 million 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 999,397 1000 ha, in 1992.
Europe ranks 3rd of 36 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.00 million 1000 ha | 999,397 1000 ha | 1.01 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.01 million 1000 ha | 1.01 million 1000 ha | 1.02 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.03 million 1000 ha | 1.02 million 1000 ha | 1.03 million 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 million 1000 ha | 1.03 million 1000 ha | 1.04 million 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More environment data for Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 16.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 11.92 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 17.61 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 25.71 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 3.23 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 3.17 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 14.48 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 19 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Europe?
- Forest land — area in Europe was 1.04 million 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 million 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 999,397 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Europe rank for forest land — area?
- Europe ranks 3rd out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 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.