Forest land — Share in Land area in Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe: Forest land — Share in Land area was 48.66 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
48.66 %
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
6th
of 36 groups
All-time high
48.66 %
in 2024
All-time low
38.42 %
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Eastern Europe, 1990–2024

010203040501990200720241990: 38.4 %1991: 38.4 %1992: 47.3 %1993: 47.3 %1994: 47.3 %1995: 47.4 %1996: 47.4 %1997: 47.4 %1998: 47.4 %1999: 47.4 %2000: 47.4 %2001: 47.5 %2002: 47.5 %2003: 47.6 %2004: 47.6 %2005: 47.7 %2006: 47.8 %2007: 47.8 %2008: 47.9 %2009: 47.9 %2010: 48 %2011: 48 %2012: 48 %2013: 48.1 %2014: 48.1 %2015: 48.1 %2016: 48.2 %2017: 48.3 %2018: 48.3 %2019: 48.4 %2020: 48.5 %2021: 48.5 %2022: 48.6 %2023: 48.6 %2024: 48.7 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Eastern Europe is 48.66 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Eastern Europe peaked at 48.66 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.42 %, in 1990.

Eastern Europe ranks 6th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45.57 % 38.42 % 47.38 % 10
2000s 47.67 % 47.41 % 47.94 % 10
2010s 48.16 % 48 % 48.39 % 10
2020s 48.56 % 48.45 % 48.66 % 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — share in land area in Eastern Europe?
Forest land — share in land area in Eastern Europe was 48.66 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Eastern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 48.66 % in 2024.
What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Eastern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 38.42 % in 1990.
How does Eastern Europe rank for forest land — share in land area?
Eastern Europe ranks 6th out of 36 groups with data for 2024.
Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forest land — Share in Land area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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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.