The Global Forest Resources Assessments 2025, produced by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, found that:
although the rate of deforestation is slowing, forests are still being lost at nearly 11 million hectares per year. The area of planted forests continues to expand, but at a slower rate than before. Legally protected forests now cover one-fifth of the total forest area, and more than half the world’s forests are under formal management plans.