Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land was 89.51 % in 2025. ▬ Flat
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in United Kingdom, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, planted forest — share in forest land in United Kingdom stood at 89.51 %. 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 peaked at 89.51 % in 2025 and was at its lowest, 87.62 %, in 1990.
United Kingdom ranks 7th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land in United Kingdom, 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% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 89.51 % is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.3 %, 4.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 89.51 % is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.1 %, 3.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
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 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 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
- 9 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 88.49 % compare
- 10 Ireland 85.91 % compare
More environment data for United Kingdom
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.9496 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1556 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is planted forest — share in forest land in United Kingdom?
- Planted forest — share in forest land in United Kingdom 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?
- The highest recorded value was 89.51 % in 2025.
- What is the lowest planted forest — share in forest land recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.62 % in 1990.
- How does United Kingdom rank for planted forest — share in forest land?
- United Kingdom ranks 7th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is planted forest — share in forest land rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- 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 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 36 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO).
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.