Fiji vs Portugal: Annual change in forest area
Fiji
4,632 hectares
in 2025
Portugal
5,648 hectares
in 2025
Fiji rank
39th
Portugal rank
36th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Fiji
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 5,648 hectares against 4,632 hectares in Fiji, a difference of 1,016 hectares.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.2 times Fiji's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 36th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Fiji averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,678 hectares | -8,985 hectares | 15,663 hectares | Fiji |
| 2000s | 6,125 hectares | -9,601 hectares | 15,726 hectares | Fiji |
| 2010s | 4,776 hectares | 6,833 hectares | 2,057 hectares | Portugal |
| 2020s | 4,632 hectares | 5,459 hectares | 826.65 hectares | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Fiji or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 5,648 hectares against 4,632 hectares in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Fiji and Portugal?
- 1,016 hectares, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Fiji and Portugal rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Fiji ranks 39th and Portugal ranks 36th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.