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 29th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Forest land — Area in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31,779 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 31,880 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 31,982 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 32,084 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 32,185 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 32,287 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 32,389 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 32,490 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 32,592 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 32,694 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 32,795 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 32,924 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 33,053 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 33,181 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 33,310 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 33,439 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 33,567 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 33,696 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 33,825 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 33,953 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 34,082 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 34,174 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 34,266 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 34,358 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 34,450 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 34,542 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 34,651 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 34,759 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 34,868 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 34,976 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 35,085 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 35,184 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 35,284 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 35,383 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 35,482 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 35,582 1000 ha | +0.3% |
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 151.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 54.56 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 97.02 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.73 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 14.73 million m3 (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 29th out of 32 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.