Forest land — Share in Land area in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Forest land — Share in Land area was 48.66 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Eastern Europe, 1990–2024
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 4th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 38.42 % | — |
| 1991 | 38.43 % | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 47.3 % | +23.1% |
| 1993 | 47.32 % | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 47.34 % | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 47.36 % | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 47.37 % | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 47.38 % | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 47.38 % | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 47.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 47.41 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 47.47 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 47.53 % | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 47.58 % | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 47.64 % | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 47.7 % | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 47.77 % | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 47.82 % | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 47.88 % | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 47.94 % | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 48 % | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 48.02 % | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 48.05 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 48.08 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 48.11 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 48.13 % | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 48.2 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 48.26 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 48.32 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 48.39 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 48.45 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 48.51 % | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 48.56 % | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 48.61 % | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 48.66 % | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
- 1 French Guiana 96.37 % compare
- 2 Micronesia (Federated States of) 92.07 % compare
- 3 Suriname 91.54 % compare
- 4 Gabon 91.44 % compare
- 5 Palau 90.83 % compare
- 6 Solomon Islands 89.84 % compare
- 7 Guyana 87.07 % compare
More environment data for Eastern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.81 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 339.05 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 89.12 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 249.93 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 13.20 million m3 (2024)
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 4th out of 32 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
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.