Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 17.64 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in Southern Europe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for planted forest — share in forest land in Southern Europe is 17.64 %, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in Southern Europe peaked at 18.4 % in 1992 and was at its lowest, 13.35 %, in 1990.
That places Southern Europe 7th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.33 % | 13.35 % | 18.4 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.05 % | 17.89 % | 18.21 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.85 % | 17.74 % | 17.91 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.67 % | 17.64 % | 17.7 % | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 4 Bahrain 98.63 % compare
- 5 Isle of Man 95.37 % compare
- 6 Bosnia and Herzegovina 94.79 % compare
- 7 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 89.51 % compare
- 8 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 88.49 % compare
- 9 Ireland 85.91 % compare
- 10 Czechia 84.28 % compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 786,776 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 2.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 60.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 14.41 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 17.49 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 18.21 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.26 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.34 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 916,132 t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 655,768 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in Southern Europe?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in Southern Europe was 17.64 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4 % in 1992.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.35 % in 1990.
- How does Southern Europe rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Southern Europe ranks 7th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern 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.