Forest land — Share in Land area in Germany
Germany: Forest land — Share in Land area was 32.84 % in 2024. ▬ Flat
Forest land — Share in Land area in Germany, 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 Germany is 32.84 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Germany peaked at 32.84 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.37 %, in 1990.
Germany ranks 119th of 231 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.44 % | 32.37 % | 32.52 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.62 % | 32.54 % | 32.71 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.76 % | 32.73 % | 32.78 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.82 % | 32.79 % | 32.84 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 12.40 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 14.19 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 568,040 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 183,493 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 8.66 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export quantity 8.73 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value 4.99 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity 5.60 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Germany?
- Forest land — share in land area in Germany was 32.84 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 32.84 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.37 % in 1990.
- How does Germany rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Germany ranks 119th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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.