Forest area in Germany

Forests covered 32.8% of the land area of Germany in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Forest area as a share of land area Unit: % of land area Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Germany, 2024 32.8% % of land area
Change from 2023 0percentage points 2023: 32.8%
European Union, 2023 40.1% Official aggregate Not the same period as Germany (2024).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 34.8% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 107th of 209 See the full ranking

Forest area in Germany over time

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% of land area. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Forest area as a share of land area (% of land area), 2000 to 2024
Period GermanyEuropean Union
2024 32.8% –
2023 32.8% 40.1%
2022 32.8% 40.0%
2021 32.8% 40.0%
2020 32.8% 39.9%
2019 32.8% 39.9%
2018 32.8% 39.8%
2017 32.8% 39.8%
2016 32.7% 39.7%
2015 32.8% 39.7%
2014 32.8% 39.6%
2013 32.7% 39.5%
2012 32.8% 39.4%
2011 32.7% 39.4%
2010 32.7% 39.3%
2009 32.7% 39.2%
2008 32.7% 39.1%
2007 32.7% 38.9%
2006 32.7% 38.8%
2005 32.6% 38.7%
2004 32.6% 38.6%
2003 32.6% 38.4%
2002 32.6% 38.3%
2001 32.6% 38.2%
2000 32.5% 38.1%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of 0 percentage points from 32.8% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 32.8%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
  • Among the 209 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 107th highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
AG.LND.FRST.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Germany
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)