Net Forest conversion — Area in OECD
OECD: Net Forest conversion — Area was 757.39 1000 ha in 2025. ▼ Falling
Net Forest conversion — Area in OECD, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
OECD recorded 757.39 1000 ha for net forest conversion — area in 2025.
The figure is up 111.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net forest conversion — area in OECD peaked at 1,470 1000 ha in 1993 and was at its lowest, 358.32 1000 ha, in 2011.
OECD ranks 2nd of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Net Forest conversion — Area in OECD, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,468 1000 ha | — |
| 1991 | 1,468 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1,468 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1,470 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1,470 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 714.97 1000 ha | -51.4% |
| 2002 | 714.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 714.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 714.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 714.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 714.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 714.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 714.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 714.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 714.97 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 358.32 1000 ha | -49.9% |
| 2012 | 358.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 358.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 358.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 358.32 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1,033 1000 ha | +188.2% |
| 2017 | 1,033 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1,033 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1,033 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1,033 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 757.39 1000 ha | -26.7% |
| 2022 | 757.39 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 757.39 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 757.39 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 757.39 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,469 1000 ha | 1,468 1000 ha | 1,470 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2000s | 790.47 1000 ha | 714.97 1000 ha | 1,470 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 663.72 1000 ha | 358.32 1000 ha | 1,033 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 803.26 1000 ha | 757.39 1000 ha | 1,033 1000 ha | 6 |
Countries ranked near OECD
More climate change data for OECD
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 264,403 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 984,128 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 240,219 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 743,908 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 906.49 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 26,568 kt (2050)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 29.42 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 223,315 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 1,467 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 842.7 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net forest conversion — area in OECD?
- Net forest conversion — area in OECD was 757.39 1000 ha in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest net forest conversion — area recorded in OECD?
- The highest recorded value was 1,470 1000 ha in 1993.
- What is the lowest net forest conversion — area recorded in OECD?
- The lowest recorded value was 358.32 1000 ha in 2011.
- How does OECD rank for net forest conversion — area?
- OECD ranks 2nd out of 223 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net forest conversion — area rising or falling in OECD?
- Over the last ten years it is up 111.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Net Forest conversion — 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).