Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 78.28 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in Southern Europe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Southern Europe stood at 78.28 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Southern Europe peaked at 84.61 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 77.26 %, in 1992.
That places Southern Europe 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 78.9 % | 77.26 % | 84.61 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.99 % | 77.74 % | 78.24 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.21 % | 78.16 % | 78.29 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.22 % | 78.15 % | 78.28 % | 6 |
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 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 — share in forest land in Southern Europe?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in Southern Europe was 78.28 % 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 84.61 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.26 % in 1992.
- How does Southern Europe rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- Southern Europe ranks 24th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 — 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.