Forest land — Share in Land area in Moldova
Moldova: Forest land — Share in Land area was 11.26 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Moldova, 1992–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Moldova is 11.26 %, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Moldova peaked at 11.75 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.02 %, in 1992.
That places Moldova 196th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Forest land — Share in Land area in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10.02 % | — |
| 1993 | 10.05 % | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 10.11 % | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 10.17 % | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 10.23 % | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 10.29 % | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 10.35 % | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 10.41 % | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 10.47 % | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 10.57 % | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 10.66 % | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 10.75 % | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 10.84 % | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 10.93 % | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 11.02 % | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 11.11 % | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 11.2 % | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 11.29 % | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 11.4 % | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 11.47 % | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 11.54 % | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 11.61 % | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 11.68 % | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 11.75 % | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 11.67 % | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 11.59 % | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 11.51 % | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 11.43 % | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 11.35 % | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 11.33 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.32 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 11.28 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 11.26 % | -0.2% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 11.26 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.73 %, 29% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 11.26 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.85 %, 34% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2 % | 10.02 % | 10.41 % | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.88 % | 10.47 % | 11.29 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.57 % | 11.4 % | 11.75 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.31 % | 11.26 % | 11.35 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 193 Armenia 11.85 % compare
- 194 Uruguay 11.46 % compare
- 195 South Sudan 11.33 % compare
- 196 Republic of Moldova 11.26 % compare
- 198 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.09 % compare
- 199 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 10.96 % compare
More environment data for Moldova
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0661 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0108 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8634 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Moldova?
- Forest land — share in land area in Moldova was 11.26 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 11.75 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.02 % in 1992.
- How does Moldova rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Moldova ranks 196th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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.