Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 70.62 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Northern Europe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Northern Europe is 70.62 %, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Northern Europe peaked at 78.45 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 70.62 %, in 2025.
That places Northern Europe 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 77.96 % | — |
| 1991 | 77.71 % | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 78.45 % | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 78.22 % | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 78 % | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 77.77 % | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 77.55 % | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 77.32 % | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 77.1 % | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 76.88 % | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 76.65 % | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 76.33 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 76.01 % | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 75.68 % | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 75.36 % | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 75.04 % | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 74.72 % | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 74.39 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 74.07 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 73.75 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 73.43 % | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 73.19 % | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 72.96 % | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 72.72 % | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 72.48 % | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 72.25 % | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 72.02 % | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 71.8 % | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 71.57 % | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 71.35 % | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 71.13 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 71.03 % | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 70.93 % | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 70.83 % | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 70.73 % | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 70.62 % | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.7 % | 76.88 % | 78.45 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.2 % | 73.75 % | 76.65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.38 % | 71.35 % | 73.43 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.88 % | 70.62 % | 71.13 % | 6 |
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 200.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 40.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 159.86 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.86 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 18.30 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Northern Europe?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Northern Europe was 70.62 % 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 Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 78.45 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.62 % in 2025.
- How does Northern Europe rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Northern Europe ranks 28th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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.