Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 89.51 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 89.51 %, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, planted forest — share in forest land in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 89.51 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 87.62 %, in 1990.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 87.62 % | — |
| 1991 | 87.69 % | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 87.77 % | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 87.85 % | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 87.92 % | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 88 % | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 88.07 % | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 88.14 % | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 88.21 % | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 88.28 % | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 88.35 % | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 88.4 % | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 88.44 % | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 88.48 % | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 88.52 % | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 88.56 % | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 88.6 % | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 88.64 % | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 88.68 % | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 88.72 % | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 88.75 % | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 88.82 % | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 88.89 % | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 88.96 % | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 89.03 % | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 89.1 % | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 89.14 % | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 89.18 % | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 89.22 % | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.26 % | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 89.3 % | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 89.34 % | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 89.38 % | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 89.42 % | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 89.47 % | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 89.51 % | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.95 % | 87.62 % | 88.28 % | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.54 % | 88.35 % | 88.72 % | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.03 % | 88.75 % | 89.26 % | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.4 % | 89.3 % | 89.51 % | 6 |
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More environment data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.444 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.84 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Import value 5.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 2.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Production, annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import quantity, annual growth rate 11.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate -1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate 50.5 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 89.51 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 89.51 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.62 % in 1990.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 7th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.