Eritrea vs Kyrgyzstan: Forest area
Eritrea
1.44 million hectares
in 2025
Kyrgyzstan
1.26 million hectares
in 2025
Eritrea rank
116th
Kyrgyzstan rank
119th
Forest area over time
- Eritrea
- Kyrgyzstan
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 1.44 million hectares against 1.26 million hectares in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 186,540 hectares.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Kyrgyzstan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Eritrea has been ahead every year.
Eritrea ranks 116th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 119th of 235 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Kyrgyzstan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.62 million hectares | 1.16 million hectares | 467,964 hectares | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 1.56 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | 363,032 hectares | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 1.50 million hectares | 1.24 million hectares | 262,256 hectares | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 1.46 million hectares | 1.26 million hectares | 201,650 hectares | Eritrea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Eritrea or Kyrgyzstan?
- Eritrea, at 1.44 million hectares against 1.26 million hectares in Kyrgyzstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Eritrea and Kyrgyzstan?
- 186,540 hectares, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Kyrgyzstan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Kyrgyzstan rank globally for forest area?
- Eritrea ranks 116th and Kyrgyzstan ranks 119th 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.