Cape Verde vs Martinique: Forest area
Cape Verde
51,060 hectares
in 2025
Martinique
52,670 hectares
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
172nd
Martinique rank
171st
Forest area over time
- Cape Verde
- Martinique
How they compare
Martinique currently reports 52,670 hectares against 51,060 hectares in Cape Verde, a difference of 1,610 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Martinique has been ahead every year.
Cape Verde ranks 172nd and Martinique ranks 171st of 235 countries.
Martinique has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Martinique | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35,480 hectares | 48,245 hectares | 12,765 hectares | Martinique |
| 2000s | 39,880 hectares | 49,438 hectares | 9,558 hectares | Martinique |
| 2010s | 44,712 hectares | 51,190 hectares | 6,478 hectares | Martinique |
| 2020s | 49,510 hectares | 52,480 hectares | 2,970 hectares | Martinique |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Cape Verde or Martinique?
- Martinique, at 52,670 hectares against 51,060 hectares in Cape Verde as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Cape Verde and Martinique?
- 1,610 hectares, with Martinique ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Martinique?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Martinique rank globally for forest area?
- Cape Verde ranks 172nd and Martinique ranks 171st 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.