Forest land — Area in Western Europe
Western Europe: Forest land — Area was 35,582 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Area in Western Europe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, forest land — area in Western Europe stood at 35,582 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — area in Western Europe peaked at 35,582 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31,779 1000 ha, in 1990.
Western Europe ranks 30th of 36 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32,236 1000 ha | 31,779 1000 ha | 32,694 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 33,374 1000 ha | 32,795 1000 ha | 33,953 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 34,513 1000 ha | 34,082 1000 ha | 34,976 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 35,333 1000 ha | 35,085 1000 ha | 35,582 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More environment data for Western Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 859,653 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.48 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 103.86 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 17.43 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 25.27 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 15.74 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 3.83 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.64 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.24 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 528,005 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — area in Western Europe?
- Forest land — area in Western Europe was 35,582 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — area recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 35,582 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forest land — area recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,779 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Western Europe rank for forest land — area?
- Western Europe ranks 30th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forest land — area rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.