Share of annual global forest expansion in Germany
Germany: Share of annual global forest expansion was 0.1% in 2020. ▼ Falling
Share of annual global forest expansion in Germany, 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 annual global forest expansion in Germany stood at 0.1%.
The figure is down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of annual global forest expansion in Germany peaked at 0.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
Germany ranks 34th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 674.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.07 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 33.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2198 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 55.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3905 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1987 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 8.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of annual global forest expansion in Germany?
- Share of annual global forest expansion in Germany was 0.1% 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 annual global forest expansion recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest share of annual global forest expansion recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for share of annual global forest expansion?
- Germany ranks 34th out of 110 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of annual global forest expansion rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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 annual global forest expansion. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.