Planted Forest — Area in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Planted Forest — Area was 2,934 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom is 2,934 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in United Kingdom peaked at 2,934 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,434 1000 ha, in 1990.
United Kingdom ranks 22nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Area in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2,434 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 2,452 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 2,469 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 2,487 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 2,504 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 2,522 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 2,540 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 2,557 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 2,575 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 2,592 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 2,610 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 2,620 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 2,631 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 2,642 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2,652 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 2,662 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 2,673 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 2,684 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 2,694 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2,704 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 2,715 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 2,734 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2,753 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 2,773 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 2,792 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 2,811 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 2,823 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 2,835 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 2,847 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 2,859 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 2,871 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 2,884 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2,896 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 2,909 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 2,921 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 2,934 1000 ha | +0.4% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 2,934 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 340.72 1000 ha, 8.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 2,934 1000 ha is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 497.25 1000 ha, 5.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,513 1000 ha | 2,434 1000 ha | 2,592 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 2,657 1000 ha | 2,610 1000 ha | 2,704 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,794 1000 ha | 2,715 1000 ha | 2,859 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,902 1000 ha | 2,871 1000 ha | 2,934 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More environment data for United Kingdom
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.9496 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1556 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in United Kingdom?
- Planted forest — area in United Kingdom was 2,934 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 2,934 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,434 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does United Kingdom rank for planted forest — area?
- United Kingdom ranks 22nd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.