Area of wooded land (FAO) by country
Countries reporting
48
Highest
27,934 Thousand hectares
Sweden
Lowest
0.47 Thousand hectares
Malta
Median
2,216 Thousand hectares
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
288
What the numbers show
Area of wooded land (FAO) is currently reported for 48 countries. The highest value is 27,934 Thousand hectares in Sweden; the lowest is 0.47 Thousand hectares in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 2,216 Thousand hectares, and the mean is 4,668 Thousand hectares.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 59,434.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 7 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 Thousand hectares | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 2 | Finland | 22,543 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 3 | Spain | 19,133 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 4 | France | 17,795 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 5 | Norway | 12,109 Thousand hectares | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Germany | 11,481 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 7 | Ukraine | 10,090 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 9,495 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 8 | Poland | 9,495 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 9,422 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 11 | Romania | 6,957 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 12 | Greece | 4,763 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 13 | Bulgaria | 3,959 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 14 | Austria | 3,904 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 15 | Serbia | 3,475 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 16 | Latvia | 3,467 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 16 | Latvia | 3,467 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 18 | Portugal | 3,363 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 3,278 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 3,278 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 21 | Czechia | 2,968 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 22 | Estonia | 2,447 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 22 | Estonia | 2,447 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 24 | Lithuania | 2,216 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 24 | Lithuania | 2,216 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,162 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 27 | Hungary | 2,087 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 1,946 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 1,946 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 30 | Slovakia | 1,940 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 30 | Slovakia | 1,940 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 32 | Switzerland | 1,267 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 33 | Slovenia | 1,244 Thousand hectares | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 33 | Slovenia | 1,244 Thousand hectares | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 1,026 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 36 | Albania | 941 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 37 | Ireland | 832.85 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 38 | Montenegro | 827 Thousand hectares | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 39 | Belgium | 670.52 Thousand hectares | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 40 | Denmark | 642.56 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 41 | Moldova | 370.3 Thousand hectares | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 41 | Moldova | 370.3 Thousand hectares | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 43 | Netherlands | 369.33 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 43 | Netherlands | 369.33 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 45 | Luxembourg | 88.7 Thousand hectares | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Iceland | 61.48 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 47 | Liechtenstein | 5.98 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 48 | Malta | 0.47 Thousand hectares | 2025 | up 34.3% | rising |