Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 70.07 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in European Union (27), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in European Union (27) stood at 70.07 %.
That represents a change of down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in European Union (27) peaked at 74.08 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 70.03 %, in 2020.
European Union (27) ranks 29th of 31 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 72.99 % | — |
| 1991 | 72.93 % | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 74.08 % | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 72.68 % | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 72.63 % | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 72.57 % | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 72.52 % | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 72.46 % | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 72.41 % | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 72.36 % | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 72.31 % | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 72.17 % | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 72.03 % | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 71.89 % | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 71.76 % | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 71.62 % | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 71.49 % | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 71.35 % | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 71.22 % | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 71.09 % | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 70.96 % | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 70.81 % | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 70.66 % | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 70.51 % | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 70.36 % | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 70.21 % | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 70.18 % | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 70.14 % | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 70.1 % | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 70.07 % | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 70.03 % | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 70.04 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 70.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 70.05 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 70.06 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 70.07 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.76 % | 72.36 % | 74.08 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.69 % | 71.09 % | 72.31 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.4 % | 70.07 % | 70.96 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.05 % | 70.03 % | 70.07 % | 6 |
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 2.41 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 6.99 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area — Area 398,812 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in European Union (27)?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in European Union (27) was 70.07 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.08 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.03 % in 2020.
- How does European Union (27) rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- European Union (27) ranks 29th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land. 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.