Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Romania
Romania: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 6,281 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Romania, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — area in Romania is 6,281 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Romania peaked at 6,281 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,838 1000 ha, in 2000.
That places Romania 71st out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Romania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,843 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 5,842 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 5,842 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 5,842 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 5,841 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 5,840 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 5,840 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 5,840 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 5,839 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 5,838 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 5,838 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 5,852 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 5,865 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 5,879 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 5,893 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 5,906 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 5,920 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 5,934 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 5,948 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 5,961 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 5,975 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 5,969 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 5,963 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5,957 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 5,951 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 5,944 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 5,962 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 5,980 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 5,998 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 6,016 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 6,034 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 6,083 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 6,133 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 6,182 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 6,231 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 6,281 1000 ha | +0.8% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 6,281 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 405.13 1000 ha, 15.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Romania's 6,281 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,510 1000 ha, 4.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,841 1000 ha | 5,838 1000 ha | 5,843 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,900 1000 ha | 5,838 1000 ha | 5,961 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,972 1000 ha | 5,944 1000 ha | 6,016 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,157 1000 ha | 6,034 1000 ha | 6,281 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 68 Philippines 6,727 1000 ha compare
- 69 Belarus 6,710 1000 ha compare
- 70 South Sudan 6,445 1000 ha compare
- 72 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 6,131 1000 ha compare
- 73 Liberia 6,127 1000 ha compare
- 74 Nepal 5,896 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Romania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.634 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1112 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Romania?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Romania was 6,281 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 6,281 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,838 1000 ha in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Romania ranks 71st out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. 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 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.