Albania vs New Caledonia: Forest area
Albania
941,000 hectares
in 2025
New Caledonia
892,610 hectares
in 2025
Albania rank
129th
New Caledonia rank
131st
Forest area over time
- Albania
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Albania currently reports 941,000 hectares against 892,610 hectares in New Caledonia, a difference of 48,390 hectares.
That makes Albania's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Albania ranks 129th and New Caledonia ranks 131st of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Albania averaged higher in 1 and New Caledonia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Albania | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 780,025 hectares | 834,154 hectares | 54,129 hectares | New Caledonia |
| 2000s | 775,046 hectares | 838,376 hectares | 63,330 hectares | New Caledonia |
| 2010s | 821,411 hectares | 876,533 hectares | 55,122 hectares | New Caledonia |
| 2020s | 941,000 hectares | 892,610 hectares | 48,390 hectares | Albania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Albania or New Caledonia?
- Albania, at 941,000 hectares against 892,610 hectares in New Caledonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Albania and New Caledonia?
- 48,390 hectares, with Albania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Albania and New Caledonia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Albania and New Caledonia rank globally for forest area?
- Albania ranks 129th and New Caledonia ranks 131st 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.