Share of global forest area in Serbia
Serbia: Share of global forest area was 0.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of global forest area in Serbia, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of global forest area in Serbia stood at 0.1%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global forest area in Serbia peaked at 0.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
Serbia ranks 86th of 235 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More environment data for Serbia
- Aquaculture production 6,870 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 2,495 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 9,365 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land use per person 0.393 hectares per person (2023)
- Forest area 3.48 million hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 39,680 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 1.1% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 39,680 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 94,884 tonnes (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global forest area in Serbia?
- Share of global forest area in Serbia was 0.1% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of global forest area recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Serbia rank for share of global forest area?
- Serbia ranks 86th out of 235 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of global forest area rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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.