Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 53,346 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Northern Europe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Northern Europe recorded 53,346 1000 ha for naturally regenerating forest — area in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Northern Europe peaked at 57,675 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 51,332 1000 ha, in 1991.
Northern Europe ranks 26th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56,216 1000 ha | 51,332 1000 ha | 57,675 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,112 1000 ha | 55,117 1000 ha | 57,107 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 54,328 1000 ha | 53,747 1000 ha | 54,896 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,481 1000 ha | 53,346 1000 ha | 53,615 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 0.9604 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 60,149 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 46,853 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 0.8433 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 0.4602 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 7.2 % (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 1.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 524,860 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Northern Europe?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Northern Europe was 53,346 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 57,675 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,332 1000 ha in 1991.
- How does Northern Europe rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Northern Europe ranks 26th out of 36 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — 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.