Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land was 10.49 % in 2025. ▼ Falling
Naturally regenerating forest — Share in Forest land in United Kingdom, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 10.49 % for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in United Kingdom peaked at 12.38 % in 1990 and was at its lowest, 10.49 %, in 2025.
United Kingdom ranks 236th of 240 countries 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 United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.38 % | — |
| 1991 | 12.31 % | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 12.23 % | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 12.15 % | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 12.08 % | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 12 % | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 11.93 % | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 11.86 % | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 11.79 % | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 11.72 % | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 11.65 % | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 11.6 % | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 11.56 % | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 11.52 % | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 11.48 % | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 11.44 % | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 11.4 % | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 11.36 % | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 11.32 % | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 11.28 % | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 11.25 % | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 11.18 % | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 11.11 % | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 11.04 % | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 10.97 % | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 10.9 % | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 10.86 % | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 10.82 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 10.78 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 10.74 % | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 10.7 % | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 10.66 % | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 10.62 % | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 10.58 % | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 10.53 % | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 10.49 % | -0.4% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 10.49 % is below the median for high income countries, which is 93.53 %, 11% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 10.49 % is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 74.76 %, 14% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.04 % | 11.72 % | 12.38 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.46 % | 11.28 % | 11.65 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.96 % | 10.74 % | 11.25 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6 % | 10.49 % | 10.7 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 233 Czechia 15.72 % compare
- 234 Ireland 14.09 % compare
- 235 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 11.51 % compare
- 236 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10.49 % compare
- 238 Bosnia and Herzegovina 5.21 % compare
- 239 Isle of Man 4.63 % compare
More environment data for United Kingdom
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.9496 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1556 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in United Kingdom?
- Naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land in United Kingdom was 10.49 % 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 12.38 % in 1990.
- What is the lowest naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.49 % in 2025.
- How does United Kingdom rank for naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land?
- United Kingdom ranks 236th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is naturally regenerating forest — share in forest land rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.