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 35 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.
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
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2,934 1000 ha compare
- 20 Spain 2,819 1000 ha compare
- 21 Nigeria 2,658 1000 ha compare
- 22 Czechia 2,502 1000 ha compare
- 23 Portugal 2,488 1000 ha compare
- 24 New Zealand 2,434 1000 ha compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 2,384 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 786,776 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 60.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 14.41 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 17.49 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 18.21 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.26 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.34 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 916,132 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 655,768 t (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 35 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.