Environment in Eastern Europe 1,080 indicators covering environment for Eastern Europe. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Production 399,000 t 2016 up 1.0% 3rd Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, bleached (1961-2016) — Production 40,000 t 2016 down 91.5% 8th Freshwater Fish — Stock Variation 0 1000 t 2023 — 1st Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Export quantity 111,179 t 2024 down 28.8% 8th Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Export value 49,706 1000 USD 2024 down 28.5% 9th Above-ground biomass in forest 88.61 t per ha 2025 up 6.1% 24th Forest area 879,473 ha th 2025 up 1.2% 6th Forest area as a proportion of total land area 48.7% 2025 up 1.2% 4th Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas 23.6% 2025 up 6.5% 13th Biogasoline — Energy production 35,635 TJ 2024 up 86.5% 15th Biodiesel — Energy consumption 80,834 TJ 2024 up 49.4% 15th Wood pellets — Production 4.29 million t 2024 up 44.6% 11th Black liquor — Energy production 58,436 TJ 2024 up 28.0% 14th Rail lines density (total route in km per 100 square km of land area) 0.9 km 2021 unchanged 12th Black liquor — Energy consumption 44,428 TJ 2024 up 15.8% 14th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export quantity 153,281 t 2016 up 140,525.0% 7th Semi-chemical wood pulp (1961-2016) — Export value 55,687 1000 USD 2016 up 1,392,080.0% 7th Wood briquettes and other agglomerates — Production 1.22 million t 2024 down 29.9% 4th Biodiesel — Energy production 80,999 TJ 2024 up 58.3% 14th Wood fuel, coniferous — Export quantity 233,718 m3 2024 down 77.3% 8th Wood fuel, coniferous — Export value 25,583 1000 USD 2024 down 36.9% 5th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Export quantity 7,000 t 2024 down 59.4% 8th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Export value 2,472 1000 USD 2024 down 66.8% 8th Freshwater Fish — Feed 204 1000 t 2023 up 10,100.0% 5th Mechanical and semi-chemical wood pulp — Production 3.14 million t 2024 up 3.2% 8th Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan 99.7% 2025 up 0.1% 1st Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Export quantity 6,999 t 2016 down 66.7% 6th Chemical wood pulp, sulphite, unbleached (1961-2016) — Export value 1,770 1000 USD 2016 down 75.7% 7th Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 38.0% 2022 up 1.9% 6th Beach litter originating from national land-based sources that ends 31,172 tonnes 2022 up 11.1% 23rd Freshwater Fish — Seed 0 1000 t 2023 — 1st Freshwater Fish — Residuals 0 1000 t 2023 — 1st Animal waste — Energy production 1,074 TJ 2024 up 1,134.4% 19th Animal waste — Energy consumption 980.94 TJ 2024 up 1,027.5% 18th Lake water quality turbidity 16.6% 2021 — 20th Lake water quality trophic state 1.9% 2021 — 21st Chemical wood pulp, sulphite — Production 344,713 t 2024 up 0.8% 9th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) 25,239 million USD 2024 up 23.0% 13th Agriculture, forestry, fishing (highest government level expenditure) 18,125 million USD 2024 up 17.2% 17th Woody crops — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 — 1st Multiple or layered crops — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 — 1st Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 — 1st Coastal water bodies and intertidal areas — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 — 1st Other liquid biofuels — Energy production 3.53 TJ 2024 — 17th Recovered post-consumer wood — Production 1.13 million t 2024 down 9.9% 12th Other liquid biofuels — Energy consumption 3.53 TJ 2024 — 14th Recovered post-consumer wood — Import quantity 219,069 t 2024 up 77.6% 5th Recovered post-consumer wood — Import value 23,313 1000 USD 2024 up 478.1% 8th Recovered post-consumer wood — Export quantity 169,505 t 2024 down 35.1% 6th Recovered post-consumer wood — Export value 15,722 1000 USD 2024 up 30.5% 6th Electronic waste collected 1.00 million tonnes 2022 up 158.3% 13th Electronic waste collected, per capita 3.47 kg 2022 up 162.5% 10th Electronic waste recycled 1.00 million tonnes 2022 up 158.3% 12th Electronic waste recycled, per capita 3.47 kg 2022 up 162.5% 9th Electronic waste generated, per capita 14.09 kg 2025 up 44.1% 10th Electronic waste generated 4.01 million tonnes 2025 up 39.0% 18th Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CGLS 2,697 1000 ha 2019 — 8th Grassland — Area from CGLS 432,309 1000 ha 2019 — 5th Proportion of electronic waste recycled 27.3% 2022 up 73.9% 9th Proportion of electronic waste collected 27.3% 2022 up 73.9% 9th ← Previous Page 18 of 18