Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 4.66 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Eastern Europe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Eastern Europe recorded 4.66 % for planted forest — share in forest land in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Eastern Europe peaked at 4.71 % in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.17 %, in 1992.
Eastern Europe ranks 17th of 32 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.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.43 % | — |
| 1991 | 4.46 % | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 4.17 % | -6.5% |
| 1993 | 4.2 % | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 4.22 % | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 4.25 % | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 4.27 % | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 4.3 % | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 4.32 % | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 4.35 % | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.37 % | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 4.4 % | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 4.43 % | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 4.45 % | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 4.48 % | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 4.5 % | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 4.53 % | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 4.55 % | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 4.57 % | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.6 % | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 4.62 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 4.64 % | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 4.66 % | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 4.68 % | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 4.69 % | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.71 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 4.71 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.7 % | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.7 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4.69 % | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 4.69 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4.68 % | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.68 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 4.67 % | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 4.67 % | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.66 % | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3 % | 4.17 % | 4.46 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.49 % | 4.37 % | 4.6 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.68 % | 4.62 % | 4.71 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.67 % | 4.66 % | 4.69 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
More environment data for Eastern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.81 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 339.05 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 89.12 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 249.93 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 13.20 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in Eastern Europe?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Eastern Europe was 4.66 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.71 % in 2015.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.17 % in 1992.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Eastern Europe ranks 17th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. 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.