Forest land — Area in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Forest land — Area was 75,534 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Northern Europe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Northern Europe recorded 75,534 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 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Northern Europe peaked at 75,534 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 65,948 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Northern Europe 25th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65,948 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 66,053 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 73,517 1000 ha | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 73,640 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 73,763 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 73,885 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 74,008 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 74,131 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 74,254 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 74,376 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 74,499 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 74,525 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 74,551 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 74,577 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74,604 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 74,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 74,656 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 74,682 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 74,708 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 74,734 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 74,761 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 74,832 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 74,904 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 74,976 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 75,048 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 75,120 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 75,172 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 75,224 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 75,276 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 75,328 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 75,379 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 75,410 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75,441 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75,472 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 75,503 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 75,534 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72,357 1000 ha | 65,948 1000 ha | 74,376 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,617 1000 ha | 74,499 1000 ha | 74,734 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,064 1000 ha | 74,761 1000 ha | 75,328 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 75,457 1000 ha | 75,379 1000 ha | 75,534 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 22 Zambia 44,874 1000 ha compare
- 23 United Republic of Tanzania 43,400 1000 ha compare
- 24 Melanesia 39,480 1000 ha compare
- 25 Papua New Guinea 34,029 1000 ha compare
- 26 Mozambique 32,243 1000 ha compare
- 27 Sudan (former) 31,559 1000 ha compare
- 28 Sweden 27,934 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -0.9433 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0.7673 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, annual 7.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate 11.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 13.76 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Northern Europe?
- Forest land — area in Northern Europe was 75,534 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 75,534 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,948 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Northern Europe rank for forest land — area?
- Northern Europe ranks 25th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern 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.