Primary Forest — Area in OECD
OECD: Primary Forest — Area was 310,239 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Primary Forest — Area in OECD, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2025, primary forest — area in OECD stood at 310,239 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and up 15.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary forest — area in OECD peaked at 310,239 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 265,782 1000 ha, in 2024.
OECD ranks 1st of 182 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Primary Forest — Area in OECD, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 296,004 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 295,494 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 295,150 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 294,683 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 294,174 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 293,665 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 293,157 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 292,648 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 292,139 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 291,631 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 291,122 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 289,607 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 288,092 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 286,577 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 285,061 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 283,546 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 282,031 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 280,516 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 279,001 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 277,486 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 275,970 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 274,551 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 273,131 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 271,711 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 270,291 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 268,871 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 268,300 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 267,730 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 267,159 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 266,588 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 266,018 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 265,959 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 265,900 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 265,841 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 265,782 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 310,239 1000 ha | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 293,874 1000 ha | 291,631 1000 ha | 296,004 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 284,304 1000 ha | 277,486 1000 ha | 291,122 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 270,430 1000 ha | 266,588 1000 ha | 275,970 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 273,290 1000 ha | 265,782 1000 ha | 310,239 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD
More environment data for OECD
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.312 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area 382,348 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.21 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 915.76 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 34.15 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 1.16 million 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary forest — area in OECD?
- Primary forest — area in OECD was 310,239 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest primary forest — area recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 310,239 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest primary forest — area recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 265,782 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does OECD rank for primary forest — area?
- OECD ranks 1st out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is primary forest — area rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD 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.