Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Serbia
Serbia: Share of forest with a long-term management plan was 42.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Serbia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of forest with a long-term management plan in Serbia is 42.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of forest with a long-term management plan in Serbia peaked at 42.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 1990.
Serbia ranks 65th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 36.9% | — |
| 2000 | 36.9% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 37.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 37.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 42.1% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 42.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 37.2% | -11.7% |
| 2025 | 42.4% | +13.8% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 42.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 25.9%, 1.6× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 42.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 86.1%, 49% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.9% | 36.9% | 36.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 36.9% | 36.9% | 36.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 37.4% | 42.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 39.8% | 37.2% | 42.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More environment data for Serbia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.72 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.594 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 10.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0.001 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of forest with a long-term management plan in Serbia?
- Share of forest with a long-term management plan in Serbia was 42.4% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of forest with a long-term management plan recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 1990.
- How does Serbia rank for share of forest with a long-term management plan?
- Serbia ranks 65th out of 131 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of forest with a long-term management plan rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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 (%).