Forest land — Area in Serbia
Serbia: Forest land — Area was 3,475 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Serbia, 2006–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Serbia stood at 3,475 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Serbia peaked at 3,475 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,721 1000 ha, in 2006.
Serbia ranks 97th of 249 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Serbia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 2,721 1000 ha | — |
| 2007 | 2,761 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 2,801 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 2,840 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 2,880 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 2,920 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2,959 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 2,999 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 3,039 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 3,078 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 3,118 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 3,158 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 3,197 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 3,237 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 3,277 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 3,316 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 3,356 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 3,396 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 3,436 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 3,475 1000 ha | +1.2% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 3,475 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,330 1000 ha, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 3,475 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,216 1000 ha, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,781 1000 ha | 2,721 1000 ha | 2,840 1000 ha | 4 |
| 2010s | 3,059 1000 ha | 2,880 1000 ha | 3,237 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,376 1000 ha | 3,277 1000 ha | 3,475 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More environment data for Serbia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.72 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.594 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0.001 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Serbia?
- Forest land — area in Serbia was 3,475 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,475 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,721 1000 ha in 2006.
- How does Serbia rank for forest land — area?
- Serbia ranks 97th out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.