Planted Forest — Area in Germany
Germany: Planted Forest — Area was 5,741 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Planted Forest — Area in Germany, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — area in Germany is 5,741 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Germany peaked at 5,741 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,650 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Germany 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,662 1000 ha | 5,650 1000 ha | 5,674 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 5,689 1000 ha | 5,677 1000 ha | 5,702 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 5,715 1000 ha | 5,704 1000 ha | 5,726 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 5,735 1000 ha | 5,729 1000 ha | 5,741 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.68 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 791.8 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 792 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 13.49 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 28.45 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 4,714 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 1.2 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 198 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 70.35 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 11,656 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Germany?
- Planted forest — area in Germany was 5,741 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 5,741 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,650 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Germany rank for planted forest — area?
- Germany ranks 12th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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.