Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Northern Europe

Northern Europe: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 29.38 % in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
29.38 %
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
3rd
of 35 groups
All-time high
29.38 %
in 2025
All-time low
21.55 %
in 1992
Years of data
36
1990–2025

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Northern Europe, 1990–2025

01020301990200720251990: 22 %1991: 22.3 %1992: 21.6 %1993: 21.8 %1994: 22 %1995: 22.2 %1996: 22.4 %1997: 22.7 %1998: 22.9 %1999: 23.1 %2000: 23.4 %2001: 23.7 %2002: 24 %2003: 24.3 %2004: 24.6 %2005: 25 %2006: 25.3 %2007: 25.6 %2008: 25.9 %2009: 26.2 %2010: 26.6 %2011: 26.8 %2012: 27 %2013: 27.3 %2014: 27.5 %2015: 27.8 %2016: 28 %2017: 28.2 %2018: 28.4 %2019: 28.6 %2020: 28.9 %2021: 29 %2022: 29.1 %2023: 29.2 %2024: 29.3 %2025: 29.4 %

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Northern Europe is 29.38 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Northern Europe peaked at 29.38 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21.55 %, in 1992.

Northern Europe ranks 3rd 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22.3 % 21.55 % 23.12 % 10
2000s 24.8 % 23.35 % 26.25 % 10
2010s 27.62 % 26.57 % 28.65 % 10
2020s 29.12 % 28.87 % 29.38 % 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is planted forest — share in forest land in Northern Europe?
Planted forest — share in forest land in Northern Europe was 29.38 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Northern Europe?
The highest recorded value was 29.38 % in 2025.
What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Northern Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 21.55 % in 1992.
How does Northern Europe rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
Northern Europe ranks 3rd out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Northern Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Northern 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

Indicator
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
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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.