Share global forest in Moldova
Moldova: Share global forest was 0.0089 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.0089
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
150th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.0092
in 2015
All-time low
0.0075
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Moldova, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 0.0089 for share global forest in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Moldova peaked at 0.0092 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0075, 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 global forest in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0075 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0076 | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0076 | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0077 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0077 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0078 | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0079 | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0079 | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.008 | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.0081 | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0081 | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0082 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0083 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0084 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 0.0084 | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0085 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0086 | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0087 | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0088 | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0088 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0089 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.009 | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.009 | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0091 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0092 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0092 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0092 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0091 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0091 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.009 | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.009 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.009 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.009 | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.009 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0089 | -0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0089 | -0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 0.0089 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0554, 16% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 0.0089 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0513, 17% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0078 | 0.0075 | 0.0081 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0085 | 0.0081 | 0.0088 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0091 | 0.0089 | 0.0092 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.009 | 0.0089 | 0.009 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
- 147 Tajikistan 0.0103 compare
- 148 Brunei 0.0092 compare
- 149 Haiti 0.009 compare
- 151 Netherlands 0.0089 compare
- 152 Armenia 0.0081 compare
- 153 United Arab Emirates 0.0078 compare
More environment data for Moldova
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.4238 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1403 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 10.1 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -30.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Moldova?
- Share global forest in Moldova was 0.0089 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0092 in 2015.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0075 in 1990.
- How does Moldova rank for share global forest?
- Moldova ranks 150th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Share global forest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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