Forest land — Area in Germany
Germany: Forest land — Area was 11,481 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Area in Germany, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Germany stood at 11,481 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Germany peaked at 11,481 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11,300 1000 ha, in 1990.
Germany ranks 51st of 231 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,324 1000 ha | 11,300 1000 ha | 11,349 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 11,379 1000 ha | 11,354 1000 ha | 11,404 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,431 1000 ha | 11,409 1000 ha | 11,453 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,469 1000 ha | 11,457 1000 ha | 11,481 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 48 Lao People's Democratic Republic 13,036 1000 ha compare
- 49 Ecuador 12,310 1000 ha compare
- 50 Norway 12,109 1000 ha compare
- 52 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 10,751 1000 ha compare
- 53 Mali 10,479 1000 ha compare
- 54 New Zealand 10,303 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Germany
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.68 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 791.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 792 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 13.49 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 28.45 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,714 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.2 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 198 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 70.35 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11,656 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Germany?
- Forest land — area in Germany was 11,481 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 11,481 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,300 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Germany rank for forest land — area?
- Germany ranks 51st out of 231 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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.