Afghanistan vs Slovenia: Forest area

Afghanistan
1.21 million hectares
in 2025
Slovenia
1.24 million hectares
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
123rd
Slovenia rank
120th

Forest area over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Slovenia
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How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 1.24 million hectares against 1.21 million hectares in Afghanistan, a difference of 34,110 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 123rd and Slovenia ranks 120th of 235 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Slovenia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Slovenia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.21 million hectares 1.21 million hectares 1,190 hectares Afghanistan
2000s 1.21 million hectares 1.24 million hectares 29,860 hectares Slovenia
2010s 1.21 million hectares 1.25 million hectares 37,426 hectares Slovenia
2020s 1.21 million hectares 1.24 million hectares 34,250 hectares Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Afghanistan or Slovenia?
Slovenia, at 1.24 million hectares against 1.21 million hectares in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Afghanistan and Slovenia?
34,110 hectares, with Slovenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Slovenia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and Slovenia rank globally for forest area?
Afghanistan ranks 123rd and Slovenia ranks 120th 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 Forest 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
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,460 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems.