Planted Forest — Area in World
World: Planted Forest — Area was 314,352 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Area in World, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — area in World stood at 314,352 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — area in World peaked at 314,352 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 191,684 1000 ha, in 1990.
World ranks 1st of 35 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 207,396 1000 ha | 191,684 1000 ha | 221,923 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 244,651 1000 ha | 225,063 1000 ha | 264,239 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 284,552 1000 ha | 268,592 1000 ha | 300,956 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 309,514 1000 ha | 304,676 1000 ha | 314,352 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 OECD 118,698 1000 ha compare
- 2 China 92,603 1000 ha compare
- 2 China, mainland 92,603 1000 ha compare
- 4 Russian Federation 20,797 1000 ha compare
More environment data for World
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 23.5 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 22.34 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 354,701 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 443,046 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 1.59 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 1.39 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 12.2 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 34.18 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 35.69 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — area in World?
- Planted forest — area in World was 314,352 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — area recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 314,352 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — area recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 191,684 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does World rank for planted forest — area?
- World ranks 1st out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — area rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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.