Naturally regenerating forest — Area in OECD
OECD: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 1.00 million 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in OECD, 1990–2025
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More environment data for OECD
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 34.15 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 357,807 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.21 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.83 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 382,348 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 915.76 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 4.23 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 3.41 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 204,515 1000 ha (2024)
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
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.