Afghanistan vs Kiribati: Forest area as a proportion of total land area

Afghanistan
1.9%
in 2025
Kiribati
1.3%
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
223rd
Kiribati rank
227th

Forest area as a proportion of total land area over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Kiribati
00.511.52199020072025

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 1.9% against 1.3% in Kiribati, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.4 times Kiribati's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 223rd and Kiribati ranks 227th of 253 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Kiribati Difference Ahead
1990s 1.9% 1.3% 0.5% Afghanistan
2000s 1.9% 1.3% 0.5% Afghanistan
2010s 1.9% 1.3% 0.5% Afghanistan
2020s 1.9% 1.3% 0.5% Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area as a proportion of total land area, Afghanistan or Kiribati?
Afghanistan, at 1.9% against 1.3% in Kiribati as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area as a proportion of total land area between Afghanistan and Kiribati?
0.6%, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Kiribati?
6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Kiribati rank globally for forest area as a proportion of total land area?
Afghanistan ranks 223rd and Kiribati ranks 227th of 253 countries.
Where does this data come from?
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%)
Unit
%
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
288 places, 1,728 data points, 1990–2025
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