Forest land — Area in Moldova
Moldova: Forest land — Area was 370.3 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Moldova, 1992–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 370.3 1000 ha for forest land — area in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Moldova peaked at 386.4 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 329.2 1000 ha, in 1992.
That places Moldova 168th out of 249 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Moldova, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 329.2 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 331.1 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 333 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 334.9 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 336.8 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 338.7 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 340.6 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 342.5 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 344.4 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 347.41 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 350.42 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 353.43 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 356.44 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 359.45 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 362.46 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 365.47 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 368.48 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 371.49 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 374.5 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 376.88 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 379.26 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 381.64 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 384.02 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 386.4 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 383.76 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 381.12 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 378.48 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 375.84 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 373.2 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 372.62 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 372.04 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 371.46 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 370.88 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 370.3 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 370.3 1000 ha is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 1000 ha, 16% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 370.3 1000 ha is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,216 1000 ha, 17% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 335.85 1000 ha | 329.2 1000 ha | 342.5 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 357.94 1000 ha | 344.4 1000 ha | 371.49 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 380.19 1000 ha | 374.5 1000 ha | 386.4 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 371.75 1000 ha | 370.3 1000 ha | 373.2 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 165 Brunei Darussalam 380 1000 ha compare
- 165 Brunei 380 1000 ha compare
- 167 Haiti 372.1 1000 ha compare
- 168 Republic of Moldova 370.3 1000 ha compare
- 170 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 369.33 1000 ha compare
- 171 Armenia 334.1 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Moldova
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.3607 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.4965 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Moldova?
- Forest land — area in Moldova was 370.3 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 386.4 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 329.2 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Moldova rank for forest land — area?
- Moldova ranks 168th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.