Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Romania

Romania: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 90.28 % in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
90.28 %
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
134th
of 222 countries
All-time high
91.71 %
in 1990
All-time low
86.14 %
in 2015
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Romania, 1990–2025

0204060801001990200720251990: 91.7 %1991: 91.7 %1992: 91.7 %1993: 91.7 %1994: 91.7 %1995: 91.7 %1996: 91.7 %1997: 91.7 %1998: 91.7 %1999: 91.7 %2000: 91.7 %2001: 91.7 %2002: 91.7 %2003: 91.7 %2004: 91.7 %2005: 91.7 %2006: 91.7 %2007: 91.7 %2008: 91.7 %2009: 91.7 %2010: 91.7 %2011: 90.5 %2012: 89.4 %2013: 88.3 %2014: 87.2 %2015: 86.1 %2016: 86.3 %2017: 86.5 %2018: 86.7 %2019: 86.9 %2020: 87.1 %2021: 87.7 %2022: 88.4 %2023: 89 %2024: 89.6 %2025: 90.3 %

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 Romania is 90.28 %, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Romania peaked at 91.71 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 86.14 %, in 2015.

That places Romania 134th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 91.71 % 91.71 % 91.71 % 10
2000s 91.71 % 91.71 % 91.71 % 10
2010s 87.97 % 86.14 % 91.71 % 10
2020s 88.68 % 87.08 % 90.28 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Romania?
Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Romania was 90.28 % 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 Romania?
The highest recorded value was 91.71 % in 1990.
What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 86.14 % in 2015.
How does Romania rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
Romania ranks 134th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 — Share in Forest land. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
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.