Forest land — Share in Land area in Romania

Romania: Forest land — Share in Land area was 30.21 % in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
30.21 %
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
124th
of 231 countries
All-time high
30.21 %
in 2024
All-time low
27.71 %
in 2000
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Forest land — Share in Land area in Romania, 1990–2024

01020301990200720241990: 27.8 %1991: 27.8 %1992: 27.8 %1993: 27.8 %1994: 27.8 %1995: 27.8 %1996: 27.7 %1997: 27.7 %1998: 27.7 %1999: 27.7 %2000: 27.7 %2001: 27.8 %2002: 27.8 %2003: 27.9 %2004: 27.9 %2005: 28 %2006: 28.1 %2007: 28.1 %2008: 28.2 %2009: 28.2 %2010: 28.3 %2011: 28.6 %2012: 29 %2013: 29.3 %2014: 29.7 %2015: 30 %2016: 30 %2017: 30 %2018: 30.1 %2019: 30.1 %2020: 30.1 %2021: 30.1 %2022: 30.2 %2023: 30.2 %2024: 30.2 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for forest land — share in land area in Romania is 30.21 %, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Romania peaked at 30.21 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.71 %, in 2000.

That places Romania 124th out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 27.75 % 27.73 % 27.78 % 10
2000s 27.98 % 27.71 % 28.25 % 10
2010s 29.51 % 28.32 % 30.09 % 10
2020s 30.16 % 30.12 % 30.21 % 5

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  5. 126 Benin 28.12 % compare
  6. 127 Botswana 27.76 % compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is forest land — share in land area in Romania?
Forest land — share in land area in Romania was 30.21 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 30.21 % in 2024.
What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 27.71 % in 2000.
How does Romania rank for forest land — share in land area?
Romania ranks 124th out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania 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.