Planted Forest — Area in Western Europe
Western Europe: Planted Forest — Area was 10,354 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in Western Europe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — area in Western Europe stood at 10,354 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in Western Europe peaked at 10,354 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9,608 1000 ha, in 1990.
Western Europe ranks 19th 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 | 9,615 1000 ha | 9,608 1000 ha | 9,622 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,828 1000 ha | 9,624 1000 ha | 10,032 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,208 1000 ha | 10,078 1000 ha | 10,287 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,325 1000 ha | 10,296 1000 ha | 10,354 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
More environment data for Western Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 859,653 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 3.48 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 103.86 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 17.43 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 25.27 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 15.74 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 3.83 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 2.64 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 4.24 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 528,005 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in Western Europe?
- Planted forest — area in Western Europe was 10,354 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 10,354 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,608 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Western Europe rank for planted forest — area?
- Western Europe ranks 19th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western 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.