Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in OECD
OECD: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 10.57 % in 2025. ▲ Rising
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in OECD, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in OECD stood at 10.57 %. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in OECD peaked at 10.57 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.01 %, in 1990.
That places OECD 93rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 OECD, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.01 % | — |
| 1991 | 7.13 % | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 7.27 % | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 7.66 % | +5.4% |
| 1994 | 7.78 % | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 7.91 % | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 8.03 % | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 8.16 % | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 8.28 % | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 8.41 % | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 8.53 % | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 8.64 % | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 8.75 % | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 8.85 % | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 8.96 % | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 9.07 % | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 9.18 % | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 9.28 % | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 9.39 % | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 9.5 % | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 9.6 % | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 9.67 % | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 9.74 % | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 9.81 % | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 9.88 % | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.94 % | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 10.01 % | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 10.09 % | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 10.16 % | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 10.23 % | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 10.3 % | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 10.35 % | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 10.41 % | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 10.46 % | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 10.51 % | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 10.57 % | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.76 % | 7.01 % | 8.41 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.02 % | 8.53 % | 9.5 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.91 % | 9.6 % | 10.23 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.43 % | 10.3 % | 10.57 % | 6 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.312 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area 382,348 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.21 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 915.76 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in OECD?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in OECD was 10.57 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 10.57 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.01 % in 1990.
- How does OECD rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- OECD ranks 93rd out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD 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.