Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Romania
Romania: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 81.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Romania, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Romania recorded 81.0% for share of forest with a long-term management plan in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Romania peaked at 92.3% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 81.0%, in 2015.
That places Romania 34th out of 131 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 92.3% | — |
| 2000 | 86.7% | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 81.9% | -5.5% |
| 2015 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 81.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 76.9%, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
- Romania's 81.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.1%, 94% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.3% | 92.3% | 92.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.7% | 86.7% | 86.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 81.1% | 81.0% | 81.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 81.0% | 81.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Romania
More environment data for Romania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.634 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.5647 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1112 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest with a long-term management plan in Romania?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Romania was 81.0% in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.0% in 2015.
- How does Romania rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Romania ranks 34th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of forest with a long-term management plan. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).