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 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
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
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 915.76 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 30.73 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 357,807 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11.21 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.83 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area 382,348 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 1.19 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 4.23 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 3.41 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 16.88 % (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 169 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.