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 68th out of 231 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.
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
- 65 Philippines 7,439 1000 ha compare
- 66 South Sudan 7,160 1000 ha compare
- 67 Ghana 7,056 1000 ha compare
- 69 Cambodia 6,333 1000 ha compare
- 70 Liberia 6,327 1000 ha compare
- 71 Republic of Korea 6,279 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Romania
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 36.16 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 3,177 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 832 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 16.98 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 30.8 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 3,908 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.2 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 406 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 66.04 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 8,381 1000 ha (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 68th out of 231 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.