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 31 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Primary Forest — Area in Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 306,100 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 306,290 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 304,704 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 304,894 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 305,085 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 305,275 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 305,466 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 305,656 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 305,847 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 306,037 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 306,228 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 306,462 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 306,697 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 306,931 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 307,166 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 307,400 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 307,635 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 307,869 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 308,104 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 308,338 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 308,573 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 308,739 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 308,905 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 309,071 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 309,237 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 309,403 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 309,536 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 309,670 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 309,803 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 309,936 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 310,070 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 310,248 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 310,426 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 310,605 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 310,783 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 310,961 1000 ha | +0.1% |
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
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (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 31 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.