Finland vs Gabon: Forest area
Finland
22.54 million hectares
in 2025
Gabon
23.56 million hectares
in 2025
Finland rank
29th
Gabon rank
26th
Forest area over time
- Finland
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 23.56 million hectares against 22.54 million hectares in Finland, a difference of 1.01 million hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 29th and Gabon ranks 26th of 235 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.13 million hectares | 23.74 million hectares | 1.61 million hectares | Gabon |
| 2000s | 22.35 million hectares | 23.69 million hectares | 1.34 million hectares | Gabon |
| 2010s | 22.39 million hectares | 23.63 million hectares | 1.25 million hectares | Gabon |
| 2020s | 22.54 million hectares | 23.57 million hectares | 1.03 million hectares | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Finland or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 23.56 million hectares against 22.54 million hectares in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Finland and Gabon?
- 1.01 million hectares, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Gabon?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Gabon rank globally for forest area?
- Finland ranks 29th and Gabon ranks 26th 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.