Area of wooded land (FAO) by country
Countries reporting
38
Highest
27,934
Sweden
Lowest
0.47
Malta
Median
2,332
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
228
What the numbers show
Area of wooded land (FAO) is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 27,934 in Sweden; the lowest is 0.47 in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,332, and the mean is 5,192.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 59,434.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 5 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 34.3%), and the largest decrease in Moldova (down 4.2%).
Area of wooded land: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 27,934 | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 2 | Finland | 22,543 | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 3 | Spain | 19,133 | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 4 | France | 17,795 | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 5 | Norway | 12,109 | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Germany | 11,481 | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 7 | Ukraine | 10,090 | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 9,495 | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 9,422 | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 10 | Romania | 6,957 | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 11 | Greece | 4,763 | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 3,959 | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 13 | Austria | 3,904 | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 14 | Serbia | 3,475 | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 15 | Latvia | 3,467 | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 16 | Portugal | 3,363 | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 3,278 | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 18 | Czechia | 2,968 | 2025 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 19 | Estonia | 2,447 | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 20 | Lithuania | 2,216 | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 21 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,162 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | Hungary | 2,087 | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 23 | Croatia | 1,946 | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 24 | Slovakia | 1,940 | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 25 | Switzerland | 1,267 | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 1,244 | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 27 | North Macedonia | 1,026 | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 28 | Albania | 941 | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 29 | Ireland | 832.85 | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 30 | Montenegro | 827 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 31 | Belgium | 670.52 | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 32 | Denmark | 642.56 | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 33 | Moldova | 370.3 | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 34 | Netherlands | 369.33 | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 88.7 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Iceland | 61.48 | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 37 | Liechtenstein | 5.98 | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 38 | Malta | 0.47 | 2025 | up 34.3% | rising |