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 32 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.
Planted Forest — Area in Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68,090 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 68,622 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 68,356 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 68,840 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 69,323 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 69,806 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 70,290 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 70,773 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 71,257 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 71,740 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 72,223 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 72,811 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 73,399 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 73,987 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 74,575 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 75,163 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 75,751 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 76,338 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 76,926 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 77,514 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 78,102 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 78,533 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 78,964 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 79,394 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 79,825 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 80,256 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 80,510 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 80,764 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 81,018 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 81,272 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 81,526 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 81,636 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 81,745 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 81,855 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 81,965 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 82,075 1000 ha | +0.1% |
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
- 1 OECD 118,698 1000 ha compare
- 2 China 92,603 1000 ha compare
- 2 China, mainland 92,603 1000 ha compare
- 4 United States 27,423 1000 ha compare
- 5 Russian Federation 20,797 1000 ha compare
- 5 Russia 20,797 1000 ha compare
- 7 Canada 20,708 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (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 32 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.