Portugal vs Romania: Annual change in forest area
Portugal
5,648 hectares
in 2025
Romania
5,616 hectares
in 2025
Portugal rank
36th
Romania rank
37th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Portugal
- Romania
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 5,648 hectares against 5,616 hectares in Romania, a difference of 32 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Romania ahead.
Portugal ranks 36th and Romania ranks 37th of 235 countries.
Romania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -8,985 hectares | -500 hectares | 8,485 hectares | Romania |
| 2000s | -9,601 hectares | 13,360 hectares | 22,961 hectares | Romania |
| 2010s | 6,833 hectares | 42,333 hectares | 35,500 hectares | Romania |
| 2020s | 5,459 hectares | 5,616 hectares | 157.69 hectares | Romania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Portugal or Romania?
- Portugal, at 5,648 hectares against 5,616 hectares in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Portugal and Romania?
- 32 hectares, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Romania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Romania rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Portugal ranks 36th and Romania ranks 37th 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.