Primary Forest — Area in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Primary Forest — Area was 307,500 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Eastern Europe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Eastern Europe recorded 307,500 1000 ha for primary forest — area in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in Eastern Europe peaked at 307,500 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 301,240 1000 ha, in 1992.
That places Eastern Europe 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Primary Forest — Area in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 302,714 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 302,905 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 301,240 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 301,429 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 301,617 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 301,806 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 301,995 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 302,184 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 302,372 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 302,561 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 302,750 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 302,960 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 303,170 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 303,380 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 303,591 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 303,801 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 304,011 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 304,221 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 304,431 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 304,641 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 304,852 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 305,050 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 305,249 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 305,448 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 305,647 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 305,846 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 305,999 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 306,153 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 306,306 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 306,459 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 306,613 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 306,790 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 306,968 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 307,145 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 307,323 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 307,500 1000 ha | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 302,082 1000 ha | 301,240 1000 ha | 302,905 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 303,696 1000 ha | 302,750 1000 ha | 304,641 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 305,701 1000 ha | 304,852 1000 ha | 306,459 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 307,056 1000 ha | 306,613 1000 ha | 307,500 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
More environment data for Eastern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.81 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 339.05 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 89.12 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 249.93 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 13.20 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Eastern Europe?
- Primary forest — area in Eastern Europe was 307,500 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 307,500 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 301,240 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for primary forest — area?
- Eastern Europe ranks 5th out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eastern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Primary Forest — Area. 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.