Forest land — Area in Romania
Romania: Forest land — Area was 6,957 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Romania, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Romania recorded 6,957 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 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Romania peaked at 6,957 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6,366 1000 ha, in 2000.
That places Romania 75th 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 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Romania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6,371 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 6,370 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 6,370 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 6,370 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 6,369 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 6,368 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 6,368 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,368 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 6,367 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,366 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 6,366 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 6,381 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 6,396 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 6,411 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 6,426 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 6,440 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 6,455 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 6,470 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 6,485 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 6,500 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 6,515 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 6,592 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 6,669 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 6,747 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 6,824 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 6,901 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 6,907 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 6,912 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 6,918 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 6,923 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 6,929 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 6,935 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 6,940 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 6,946 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 6,952 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 6,957 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 6,957 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 12.1× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Romania's 6,957 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,216 1000 ha, 3.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,369 1000 ha | 6,366 1000 ha | 6,371 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,433 1000 ha | 6,366 1000 ha | 6,500 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,791 1000 ha | 6,515 1000 ha | 6,923 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,943 1000 ha | 6,929 1000 ha | 6,957 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 72 Philippines 7,439 1000 ha compare
- 73 South Sudan 7,160 1000 ha compare
- 74 Ghana 7,056 1000 ha compare
- 76 Cambodia 6,333 1000 ha compare
- 77 Liberia 6,327 1000 ha compare
- 78 Republic of Korea 6,279 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Romania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.634 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1112 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Romania?
- Forest land — area in Romania was 6,957 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 6,957 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,366 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for forest land — area?
- Romania ranks 75th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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.