Moldova — Forest area
Forest Area (% of Land Area) for Moldova, 1992–2024.
Forest area for Moldova was 11.26% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 33 years, from 1992 to 2024. The highest recorded value was 11.75% in 2015. The lowest was 10.02% in 1992 (about 1.1× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 0.37% per year.
Moldova ranks 164 of 214 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 77%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 32.02%, so Moldova sits below it. It peaked in 2015 and has fallen 4% since. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved down 4%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 44 of 57 economies; Netherlands (10.96%) is just below it.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 189 years at that pace.
World ranking. Slipped: 156th of 201 in 1992 → 160th of 207 in 2000 → 158th of 209 in 2010 → 162nd of 214 in 2020 → 163rd of 209 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 1992 to 2024
| Year | % of land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.26% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 11.28% | -0.0 pp |
| 2022 | 11.32% | -0.0 pp |
| 2021 | 11.33% | -0.0 pp |
| 2020 | 11.35% | -0.1 pp |
| 2019 | 11.43% | -0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 11.51% | -0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 11.59% | -0.1 pp |
| 2016 | 11.67% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 11.75% | +0.1 pp |
| 2014 | 11.68% | +0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 11.61% | +0.1 pp |
| 2012 | 11.54% | +0.1 pp |
| 2011 | 11.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 11.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 11.29% | +0.1 pp |
| 2008 | 11.2% | +0.1 pp |
| 2007 | 11.11% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 11.02% | +0.1 pp |
| 2005 | 10.93% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 10.84% | +0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 10.75% | +0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 10.66% | +0.1 pp |
| 2001 | 10.57% | +0.1 pp |
| 2000 | 10.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 1999 | 10.41% | +0.1 pp |
| 1998 | 10.35% | +0.1 pp |
| 1997 | 10.29% | +0.1 pp |
| 1996 | 10.23% | +0.1 pp |
| 1995 | 10.17% | +0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 10.11% | +0.1 pp |
| 1993 | 10.05% | +0.0 pp |
| 1992 | 10.02% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Moldova’s Forest area in 1993?
10.05% (1993). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of land area, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Moldova’s Forest area growing or shrinking?
Between 1992 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +12.5% in total — about 0.4% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 11.26%; 2023: 11.28%; 2022: 11.32%; 2021: 11.33%; 2020: 11.35%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
AG.LND.FRST.ZS — Forest Area (% of Land Area). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.