Naturally regenerating forest — Area in OECD

OECD: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 1.00 million 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
1.00 million 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
1st
of 222 countries
All-time high
1.01 million 1000 ha
in 1993
All-time low
1.00 million 1000 ha
in 2025
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Area in OECD, 1990–2025

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1990200720251990: 1.0M 1000 ha1991: 1.0M 1000 ha1992: 1.0M 1000 ha1993: 1.0M 1000 ha1994: 1.0M 1000 ha1995: 1.0M 1000 ha1996: 1.0M 1000 ha1997: 1.0M 1000 ha1998: 1.0M 1000 ha1999: 1.0M 1000 ha2000: 1.0M 1000 ha2001: 1.0M 1000 ha2002: 1.0M 1000 ha2003: 1.0M 1000 ha2004: 1.0M 1000 ha2005: 1.0M 1000 ha2006: 1.0M 1000 ha2007: 1.0M 1000 ha2008: 1.0M 1000 ha2009: 1.0M 1000 ha2010: 1.0M 1000 ha2011: 1.0M 1000 ha2012: 1.0M 1000 ha2013: 1.0M 1000 ha2014: 1.0M 1000 ha2015: 1.0M 1000 ha2016: 1.0M 1000 ha2017: 1.0M 1000 ha2018: 1.0M 1000 ha2019: 1.0M 1000 ha2020: 1.0M 1000 ha2021: 1.0M 1000 ha2022: 1.0M 1000 ha2023: 1.0M 1000 ha2024: 1.0M 1000 ha2025: 1.0M 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in OECD stood at 1.00 million 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in OECD peaked at 1.01 million 1000 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million 1000 ha, in 2025.

That places OECD 1st out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.01 million 1000 ha 1.01 million 1000 ha 1.01 million 1000 ha 10
2000s 1.01 million 1000 ha 1.01 million 1000 ha 1.01 million 1000 ha 10
2010s 1.01 million 1000 ha 1.01 million 1000 ha 1.01 million 1000 ha 10
2020s 1.01 million 1000 ha 1.00 million 1000 ha 1.01 million 1000 ha 6

Countries ranked near OECD

  1. 2 Russian Federation 811,833 1000 ha compare
  2. 3 Brazil 476,873 1000 ha compare
  3. 4 Canada 348,111 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 258 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is naturally regenerating forest — area in OECD?
Naturally regenerating forest — area in OECD was 1.00 million 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in OECD?
The highest recorded value was 1.01 million 1000 ha in 1993.
What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in OECD?
The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million 1000 ha in 2025.
How does OECD rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
OECD ranks 1st out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in OECD?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this OECD 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

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
258 places, 8,989 data points, 1990–2025
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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.