Forestland — Area in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Forestland — Area was 75,535 1000 ha in 2025. ▲ Rising
Forestland — Area in Northern Europe, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for forestland — area in Northern Europe is 75,535 1000 ha, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, forestland — area in Northern Europe peaked at 75,535 1000 ha in 2025 and was at its lowest, 65,948 1000 ha, in 1990.
That places Northern Europe 21st out of 31 groups 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.
Forestland — Area in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65,948 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 66,054 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 73,518 1000 ha | +11.3% |
| 1993 | 73,640 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 73,763 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 73,886 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 74,009 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 74,131 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 74,254 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 74,377 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 74,500 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 74,526 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 74,552 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 74,578 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 74,604 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 74,630 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 74,656 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 74,683 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 74,709 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 74,735 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 74,761 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 74,833 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 74,905 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 74,977 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 75,049 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 75,120 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 75,172 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 75,224 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 75,276 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 75,328 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 75,380 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 75,411 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 75,442 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75,473 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 75,504 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 75,535 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72,358 1000 ha | 65,948 1000 ha | 74,377 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 74,617 1000 ha | 74,500 1000 ha | 74,735 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 75,065 1000 ha | 74,761 1000 ha | 75,328 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 75,458 1000 ha | 75,380 1000 ha | 75,535 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 18 Papua New Guinea 34,029 1000 ha compare
- 19 Mozambique 32,243 1000 ha compare
- 20 Sudan (former) 31,559 1000 ha compare
- 21 Sweden 27,934 1000 ha compare
- 22 Myanmar 27,095 1000 ha compare
- 23 Ethiopia 26,747 1000 ha compare
- 24 Japan 24,908 1000 ha compare
More climate change data for Northern Europe
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 81,778 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 17,871 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 63,907 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 67.44 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 2,282 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 15,260 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 15,142 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 118.83 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 57.14 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 4.24 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is forestland — area in Northern Europe?
- Forestland — area in Northern Europe was 75,535 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest forestland — area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 75,535 1000 ha in 2025.
- What is the lowest forestland — area recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,948 1000 ha in 1990.
- How does Northern Europe rank for forestland — area?
- Northern Europe ranks 21st out of 31 groups with data for 2025.
- Is forestland — area rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Forestland — Area. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).