Share of global forest area in Moldova
Moldova: Share of global forest area was 0.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
150th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2015
All-time low
0.0%
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share of global forest area in Moldova, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.0% for share of global forest area in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global forest area in Moldova peaked at 0.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1990.
That places Moldova 150th out of 235 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share of global forest area in Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0% | -0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 16% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1%, 17% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 147 Tajikistan 0.0% compare
- 148 Brunei 0.0% compare
- 149 Haiti 0.0% compare
- 151 Netherlands 0.0% compare
- 152 Armenia 0.0% compare
- 153 United Arab Emirates 0.0% compare
More environment data for Moldova
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0661 % 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 -0.0108 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8634 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) (Mt CO2e) 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global forest area in Moldova?
- Share of global forest area in Moldova was 0.0% in 2025, 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 forest area recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1990.
- How does Moldova rank for share of global forest area?
- Moldova ranks 150th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of global forest area rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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 forest area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.