Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 29.93 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in European Union (27), 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in European Union (27) stood at 29.93 %.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in European Union (27) peaked at 29.97 % in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.92 %, in 1992.
That places European Union (27) 2nd out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 27.01 % | — |
| 1991 | 27.07 % | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 25.92 % | -4.2% |
| 1993 | 27.32 % | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 27.37 % | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 27.43 % | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 27.48 % | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 27.53 % | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 27.59 % | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 27.64 % | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 27.69 % | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 27.83 % | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 27.97 % | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 28.11 % | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 28.24 % | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 28.38 % | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 28.51 % | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 28.65 % | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 28.78 % | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 28.91 % | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 29.04 % | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 29.19 % | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 29.34 % | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 29.49 % | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 29.64 % | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 29.79 % | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 29.82 % | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 29.86 % | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 29.9 % | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 29.93 % | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 29.97 % | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 29.96 % | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.95 % | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.95 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.94 % | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 29.93 % | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.24 % | 25.92 % | 27.64 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.31 % | 27.69 % | 28.91 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6 % | 29.04 % | 29.93 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.95 % | 29.93 % | 29.97 % | 6 |
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More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in European Union (27)?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in European Union (27) was 29.93 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.97 % in 2020.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.92 % in 1992.
- How does European Union (27) rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- European Union (27) ranks 2nd out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.