Equatorial Guinea vs Uganda: Forest area
Equatorial Guinea
2.41 million hectares
in 2025
Uganda
2.37 million hectares
in 2025
Equatorial Guinea rank
101st
Uganda rank
102nd
Forest area over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Uganda
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 2.41 million hectares against 2.37 million hectares in Uganda, a difference of 38,950 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uganda ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 101st and Uganda ranks 102nd of 235 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.66 million hectares | 4.03 million hectares | 1.37 million hectares | Uganda |
| 2000s | 2.58 million hectares | 3.18 million hectares | 596,948 hectares | Uganda |
| 2010s | 2.49 million hectares | 2.70 million hectares | 201,195 hectares | Uganda |
| 2020s | 2.43 million hectares | 2.44 million hectares | 10,395 hectares | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Equatorial Guinea or Uganda?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 2.41 million hectares against 2.37 million hectares in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Equatorial Guinea and Uganda?
- 38,950 hectares, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Uganda?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Uganda rank globally for forest area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 101st and Uganda ranks 102nd 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.