Afghanistan vs East Timor: Forest area
Afghanistan
1.21 million hectares
in 2025
East Timor
1.05 million hectares
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
123rd
East Timor rank
126th
Forest area over time
- Afghanistan
- East Timor
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 1.21 million hectares against 1.05 million hectares in East Timor, a difference of 155,110 hectares.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 123rd and East Timor ranks 126th of 235 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.09 million hectares | 115,170 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.08 million hectares | 129,170 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.07 million hectares | 143,170 hectares | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 1.21 million hectares | 1.06 million hectares | 152,990 hectares | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Afghanistan or East Timor?
- Afghanistan, at 1.21 million hectares against 1.05 million hectares in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Afghanistan and East Timor?
- 155,110 hectares, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and East Timor?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and East Timor rank globally for forest area?
- Afghanistan ranks 123rd and East Timor ranks 126th 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
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.