Forest land — Area in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Forest land — Area was 3,278 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in United Kingdom, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in United Kingdom stood at 3,278 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in United Kingdom peaked at 3,278 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,778 1000 ha, in 1990.
United Kingdom ranks 101st of 249 countries on this measure, 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,778 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,796 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 2,813 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 2,831 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 2,848 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 2,866 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 2,884 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 2,901 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 2,919 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 2,936 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 2,954 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 2,964 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,975 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,986 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2,996 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 3,006 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 3,017 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 3,028 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 3,038 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 3,048 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 3,059 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 3,078 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 3,097 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 3,117 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 3,136 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 3,155 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 3,167 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 3,179 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 3,191 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 3,203 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 3,215 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 3,228 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 3,240 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3,253 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 3,265 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 3,278 1000 ha | +0.4% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 3,278 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 576.21 1000 ha, 5.7× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 3,278 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,216 1000 ha, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,857 1000 ha | 2,778 1000 ha | 2,936 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,001 1000 ha | 2,954 1000 ha | 3,048 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,138 1000 ha | 3,059 1000 ha | 3,203 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,246 1000 ha | 3,215 1000 ha | 3,278 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 98 Latvia 3,467 1000 ha compare
- 99 Serbia and Montenegro 3,408 1000 ha compare
- 100 Portugal 3,363 1000 ha compare
- 101 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3,278 1000 ha compare
- 103 Burkina Faso 3,237 1000 ha compare
- 104 Pakistan 3,192 1000 ha compare
More environment data for United Kingdom
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.9496 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1556 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in United Kingdom?
- Forest land — area in United Kingdom was 3,278 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 3,278 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,778 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does United Kingdom rank for forest land — area?
- United Kingdom ranks 101st out of 249 countries with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.