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 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Area in World, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 191,684 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 194,835 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 199,937 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 203,078 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 206,219 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 209,359 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 212,500 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 215,641 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 218,782 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 221,923 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 225,063 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 229,416 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 233,769 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 238,122 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 242,475 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 246,827 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 251,180 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 255,533 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 259,886 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 264,239 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 268,592 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 272,089 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 275,586 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 279,083 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 282,581 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 286,078 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 289,798 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 293,517 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 297,237 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 300,956 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 304,676 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 306,611 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 308,546 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 310,481 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 312,416 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 314,352 1000 ha | +0.6% |
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 United States 27,423 1000 ha compare
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2123 % change on previous year (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 32 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.