Primary Forest — Area in Europe
Europe: Primary Forest — Area was 310,961 1000 ha in 2025. ▬ Flat
Primary Forest — Area in Europe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, primary forest — area in Europe stood at 310,961 1000 ha. 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 Europe peaked at 310,961 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 304,704 1000 ha, in 1992.
That places Europe 4th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 305,535 1000 ha | 304,704 1000 ha | 306,290 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 307,283 1000 ha | 306,228 1000 ha | 308,338 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 309,287 1000 ha | 308,573 1000 ha | 309,936 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 310,516 1000 ha | 310,070 1000 ha | 310,961 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More environment data for Europe
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 16.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 11.92 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 17.61 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 14.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 25.71 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 3.23 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 3.17 million t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 14.48 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 19 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in Europe?
- Primary forest — area in Europe was 310,961 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 310,961 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 304,704 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Europe rank for primary forest — area?
- Europe ranks 4th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this 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.