Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Romania

Romania: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 6,281 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
6,281 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
64th
of 222 countries
All-time high
6,281 1000 ha
in 2025
All-time low
5,838 1000 ha
in 2000
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Romania, 1990–2025

02.0k4.0k6.0k1990200720251990: 5.8k 1000 ha1991: 5.8k 1000 ha1992: 5.8k 1000 ha1993: 5.8k 1000 ha1994: 5.8k 1000 ha1995: 5.8k 1000 ha1996: 5.8k 1000 ha1997: 5.8k 1000 ha1998: 5.8k 1000 ha1999: 5.8k 1000 ha2000: 5.8k 1000 ha2001: 5.9k 1000 ha2002: 5.9k 1000 ha2003: 5.9k 1000 ha2004: 5.9k 1000 ha2005: 5.9k 1000 ha2006: 5.9k 1000 ha2007: 5.9k 1000 ha2008: 5.9k 1000 ha2009: 6.0k 1000 ha2010: 6.0k 1000 ha2011: 6.0k 1000 ha2012: 6.0k 1000 ha2013: 6.0k 1000 ha2014: 6.0k 1000 ha2015: 5.9k 1000 ha2016: 6.0k 1000 ha2017: 6.0k 1000 ha2018: 6.0k 1000 ha2019: 6.0k 1000 ha2020: 6.0k 1000 ha2021: 6.1k 1000 ha2022: 6.1k 1000 ha2023: 6.2k 1000 ha2024: 6.2k 1000 ha2025: 6.3k 1000 ha

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 64th out of 222 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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  4. 65 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 6,131 1000 ha compare
  5. 66 Liberia 6,127 1000 ha compare
  6. 67 Nepal 5,896 1000 ha compare

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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 64th out of 222 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

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.