Forest land — Share in Land area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Forest land — Share in Land area was 37.17 % in 2024. ▲ Rising
Forest land — Share in Land area in Southern Europe, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, forest land — share in land area in Southern Europe stood at 37.17 %. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forest land — share in land area in Southern Europe peaked at 37.17 % in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.72 %, in 1990.
Southern Europe ranks 25th of 47 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.13 % | 29.72 % | 32.54 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.77 % | 32.82 % | 34.73 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.55 % | 34.91 % | 36.61 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.03 % | 36.9 % | 37.17 % | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 22 British Virgin Islands 66.03 % compare
- 23 Republic of Korea 64.37 % compare
- 24 Congo 63.95 % compare
- 25 Panama 62.25 % compare
- 26 Slovenia 61.76 % compare
- 27 Fiji 61.74 % compare
- 28 Montenegro 61.49 % compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.8967 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.66 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.7558 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 786,776 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forest land — share in land area in Southern Europe?
- Forest land — share in land area in Southern Europe was 37.17 % in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forest land — share in land area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 37.17 % in 2024.
- What is the lowest forest land — share in land area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.72 % in 1990.
- How does Southern Europe rank for forest land — share in land area?
- Southern Europe ranks 25th out of 47 regions with data for 2024.
- Is forest land — share in land area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.