Forest land — Area in Serbia

Serbia: Forest land — Area was 3,475 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
3,475 1000 ha
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
89th
of 231 countries
All-time high
3,475 1000 ha
in 2025
All-time low
2,721 1000 ha
in 2006
Years of data
20
2006–2025

Forest land — Area in Serbia, 2006–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k2006201520252006: 2.7k 1000 ha2007: 2.8k 1000 ha2008: 2.8k 1000 ha2009: 2.8k 1000 ha2010: 2.9k 1000 ha2011: 2.9k 1000 ha2012: 3.0k 1000 ha2013: 3.0k 1000 ha2014: 3.0k 1000 ha2015: 3.1k 1000 ha2016: 3.1k 1000 ha2017: 3.2k 1000 ha2018: 3.2k 1000 ha2019: 3.2k 1000 ha2020: 3.3k 1000 ha2021: 3.3k 1000 ha2022: 3.4k 1000 ha2023: 3.4k 1000 ha2024: 3.4k 1000 ha2025: 3.5k 1000 ha

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 89th of 231 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 86 Chad 3,611 1000 ha compare
  2. 87 Guatemala 3,536 1000 ha compare
  3. 88 Kazakhstan 3,521 1000 ha compare
  4. 90 Latvia 3,467 1000 ha compare
  5. 91 Serbia and Montenegro 3,408 1000 ha
  6. 92 Portugal 3,363 1000 ha compare

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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 89th out of 231 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

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
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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.