Planted Forest — Area in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Planted Forest — Area was 8,526 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Southern Europe, 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 Southern Europe is 8,526 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Southern Europe peaked at 8,526 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5,144 1000 ha, in 1990.
Southern Europe ranks 22nd of 32 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Area in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5,144 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 5,218 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 7,244 1000 ha | +38.8% |
| 1993 | 7,308 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 7,372 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 7,436 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 7,500 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 7,564 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 7,629 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 7,693 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 7,757 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 7,790 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 7,824 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 7,858 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 7,891 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 7,925 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 7,958 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 7,992 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 8,025 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 8,059 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 8,093 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 8,120 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 8,147 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 8,174 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 8,201 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 8,228 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 8,278 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 8,328 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 8,378 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 8,428 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 8,478 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 8,487 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 8,497 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 8,507 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 8,516 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 8,526 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Planted Forest — Area in Southern Europe changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +38.8% | 5,218 1000 ha | 7,244 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,011 1000 ha | 5,144 1000 ha | 7,693 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,908 1000 ha | 7,757 1000 ha | 8,059 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,237 1000 ha | 8,093 1000 ha | 8,428 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,502 1000 ha | 8,478 1000 ha | 8,526 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (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 planted forest — area in Southern Europe?
- Planted forest — area in Southern Europe was 8,526 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 8,526 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,144 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Southern Europe rank for planted forest — area?
- Southern Europe ranks 22nd out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern 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.