Forest land — Area in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Forest land — Area was 161,841 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in European Union (27), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 161,841 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in European Union (27) peaked at 161,841 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 130,749 1000 ha, in 1990.
European Union (27) ranks 21st of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 130,749 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 131,356 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 142,376 1000 ha | +8.4% |
| 1993 | 147,758 1000 ha | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 148,393 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 149,028 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 149,663 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 150,298 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 150,933 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 151,568 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 152,203 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 152,650 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 153,097 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 153,544 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 153,991 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 154,438 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 154,885 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 155,333 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 155,780 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 156,227 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 156,674 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 157,005 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 157,335 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 157,666 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 157,997 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 158,328 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 158,822 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 159,317 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 159,811 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 160,306 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 160,801 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 161,009 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 161,217 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 161,425 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 161,633 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 161,841 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 145,212 1000 ha | 130,749 1000 ha | 151,568 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 154,215 1000 ha | 152,203 1000 ha | 156,227 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 158,326 1000 ha | 156,674 1000 ha | 160,306 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 161,321 1000 ha | 160,801 1000 ha | 161,841 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 18 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 54,370 1000 ha compare
- 19 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 47,088 1000 ha compare
- 20 Argentina 46,598 1000 ha compare
- 21 Central African Republic 45,095 1000 ha compare
- 22 Zambia 44,874 1000 ha compare
- 23 United Republic of Tanzania 43,400 1000 ha compare
- 24 Melanesia 39,480 1000 ha compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in European Union (27)?
- Forest land — area in European Union (27) was 161,841 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 161,841 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 130,749 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does European Union (27) rank for forest land — area?
- European Union (27) ranks 21st out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.