Planted Forest — Area in Europe
Europe: Planted Forest — Area was 82,075 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Europe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — area in Europe stood at 82,075 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Europe peaked at 82,075 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 68,090 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Europe 4th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69,710 1000 ha | 68,090 1000 ha | 71,740 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,869 1000 ha | 72,223 1000 ha | 77,514 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 79,864 1000 ha | 78,102 1000 ha | 81,272 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 81,800 1000 ha | 81,526 1000 ha | 82,075 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More environment data for Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 16.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 11.92 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 17.61 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 25.71 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 3.23 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 3.17 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 14.48 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 19 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Europe?
- Planted forest — area in Europe was 82,075 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 82,075 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 68,090 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Europe rank for planted forest — area?
- Europe ranks 4th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — Area. 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.