Forest land — Share in Land area in Montenegro

Montenegro: Forest land — Share in Land area was 61.49 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
61.49 %
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 249 countries
All-time high
61.49 %
in 2010
All-time low
55.51 %
in 2006
Years of data
19
2006–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Montenegro, 2006–2024

02040602006201520242006: 55.5 %2007: 57 %2008: 58.5 %2009: 60 %2010: 61.5 %2011: 61.5 %2012: 61.5 %2013: 61.5 %2014: 61.5 %2015: 61.5 %2016: 61.5 %2017: 61.5 %2018: 61.5 %2019: 61.5 %2020: 61.5 %2021: 61.5 %2022: 61.5 %2023: 61.5 %2024: 61.5 %

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

Analysis

Montenegro recorded 61.49 % for forest land — share in land area in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Montenegro peaked at 61.49 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 55.51 %, in 2006.

That places Montenegro 38th out of 249 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Forest land — Share in Land area in Montenegro, year by year

Annual values for Forest land — Share in Land area in Montenegro, 2006 to 2024.
Year % Change
2006 55.51 % —
2007 57 % +2.7%
2008 58.5 % +2.6%
2009 59.99 % +2.5%
2010 61.49 % +2.5%
2011 61.49 % +0.0%
2012 61.49 % +0.0%
2013 61.49 % +0.0%
2014 61.49 % +0.0%
2015 61.49 % +0.0%
2016 61.49 % +0.0%
2017 61.49 % +0.0%
2018 61.49 % +0.0%
2019 61.49 % +0.0%
2020 61.49 % +0.0%
2021 61.49 % +0.0%
2022 61.49 % +0.0%
2023 61.49 % +0.0%
2024 61.49 % +0.0%

Montenegro compared with similar countries

  • Montenegro's 61.49 % is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 38.73 %, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Montenegro's 61.49 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 32.85 %, 1.9× the median. (53 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 57.75 % 55.51 % 59.99 % 4
2010s 61.49 % 61.49 % 61.49 % 10
2020s 61.49 % 61.49 % 61.49 % 5

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  4. 39 Anguilla 60.67 % compare
  5. 40 Zambia 60.5 % compare
  6. 41 Costa Rica 59.06 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — share in land area in Montenegro?
Forest land — share in land area in Montenegro was 61.49 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 61.49 % in 2010.
What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 55.51 % in 2006.
How does Montenegro rank for forest land — share in land area?
Montenegro ranks 38th out of 249 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Montenegro 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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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
281 places, 9,513 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.