Share global forest in Romania
Romania: Share global forest was 0.168 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.168
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
65th
of 235 countries
All-time high
0.168
in 2025
All-time low
0.1467
in 1990
Years of data
36
1990–2025
Share global forest in Romania, 1990–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, share global forest in Romania stood at 0.168. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share global forest in Romania peaked at 0.168 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1467, in 1990.
That places Romania 65th 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1467 | — |
| 1991 | 0.147 | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.1474 | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 0.1477 | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.1481 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.1484 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.1488 | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.1492 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.1495 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.1499 | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.1503 | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.1507 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.1512 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 0.1517 | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1522 | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1527 | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.1531 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.1536 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1541 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1546 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1551 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1571 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1591 | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.161 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.163 | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.165 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.1653 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.1656 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1658 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1661 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.1664 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1667 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.167 | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.1674 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1677 | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 0.168 | +0.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 0.168 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0105, 16.0× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Romania's 0.168 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0513, 3.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1483 | 0.1467 | 0.1499 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1524 | 0.1503 | 0.1546 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1623 | 0.1551 | 0.1661 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1672 | 0.1664 | 0.168 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
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More environment data for Romania
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -2.02 % 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 0.2008 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 16.94 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -3.45 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share global forest in Romania?
- Share global forest in Romania was 0.168 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share global forest recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.168 in 2025.
- What is the lowest share global forest recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1467 in 1990.
- How does Romania rank for share global forest?
- Romania ranks 65th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share global forest rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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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