Share of global annual deforestation in Romania
Romania: Share of global annual deforestation was 0.0% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2020)
0.0%
World rank
75th
of 112 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 1990
All-time low
0.0%
in 2015
Years of data
5
1990–2020
Share of global annual deforestation in Romania, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, share of global annual deforestation in Romania stood at 0.0%.
That represents a change of down 78.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global annual deforestation in Romania peaked at 0.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2015.
That places Romania 75th out of 112 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of global annual deforestation in Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | -87.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -17.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | -81.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | +11.6% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 50% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 4% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 72 Lebanon 0.0% compare
- 73 Croatia 0.0% compare
- 74 Mauritius 0.0% compare
- 75 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0% compare
- 77 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% compare
- 78 Bahrain 0.0%
- 78 Bulgaria 0.0%
- 78 Cayman Islands 0.0% compare
- 78 Comoros 0.0% compare
- 78 Congo 0.0% compare
- 78 Cuba 0.0%
- 78 Djibouti 0.0%
- 78 Falkland Islands 0.0%
- 78 Faroe Islands 0.0%
- 78 Finland 0.0% compare
- 78 Georgia 0.0%
- 78 Gibraltar 0.0%
- 78 Greenland 0.0%
- 78 Iceland 0.0%
- 78 Iran 0.0%
- 78 Isle of Man 0.0%
- 78 Jersey 0.0%
- 78 Jordan 0.0%
- 78 Kuwait 0.0%
- 78 Liechtenstein 0.0%
- 78 Monaco 0.0%
- 78 Nauru 0.0%
- 78 Oman 0.0%
- 78 Qatar 0.0%
- 78 Reunion 0.0%
- 78 Russia 0.0%
- 78 San Marino 0.0%
- 78 Saudi Arabia 0.0%
- 78 Singapore 0.0% compare
- 78 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0.0%
- 78 Sweden 0.0% compare
- 78 Tokelau 0.0%
- 78 Uruguay 0.0%
- 78 Vatican 0.0%
- 78 Yemen 0.0%
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)
- 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global annual deforestation in Romania?
- Share of global annual deforestation in Romania was 0.0% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- How does Romania rank for share of global annual deforestation?
- Romania ranks 75th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of global annual deforestation rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is down 78.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.