Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Naturally regenerating forest — Area was 37,828 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Southern Europe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — area in Southern Europe stood at 37,828 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — area in Southern Europe peaked at 37,828 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 30,410 1000 ha, in 1992.
That places Southern Europe 28th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Area in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 32,615 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 32,949 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 30,410 1000 ha | -7.7% |
| 1993 | 30,749 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 31,088 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 31,426 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 31,765 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 32,104 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 32,443 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 32,782 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 33,121 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 33,356 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 33,591 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 33,826 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 34,061 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 34,296 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 34,531 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 34,766 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 35,000 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 35,235 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 35,470 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 35,560 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 35,650 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 35,740 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 35,830 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 35,920 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 36,221 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 36,522 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 36,823 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 37,124 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 37,425 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 37,505 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 37,586 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 37,667 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 37,747 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 37,828 1000 ha | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31,833 1000 ha | 30,410 1000 ha | 32,949 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 34,178 1000 ha | 33,121 1000 ha | 35,235 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,086 1000 ha | 35,470 1000 ha | 37,124 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,626 1000 ha | 37,425 1000 ha | 37,828 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 73.08 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 48.29 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 24.80 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 783,078 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 6.44 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — area in Southern Europe?
- Naturally regenerating forest — area in Southern Europe was 37,828 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 37,828 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 30,410 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Southern Europe rank for naturally regenerating forest — area?
- Southern Europe ranks 28th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.