Namibia vs Philippines: Forest area
Namibia
8.04 million hectares
in 2025
Philippines
7.44 million hectares
in 2025
Namibia rank
59th
Philippines rank
62nd
Forest area over time
- Namibia
- Philippines
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 8.04 million hectares against 7.44 million hectares in Philippines, a difference of 604,320 hectares.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.
Namibia ranks 59th and Philippines ranks 62nd of 235 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.45 million hectares | 7.57 million hectares | 882,116 hectares | Namibia |
| 2000s | 8.06 million hectares | 7.10 million hectares | 958,211 hectares | Namibia |
| 2010s | 8.05 million hectares | 7.00 million hectares | 1.05 million hectares | Namibia |
| 2020s | 8.04 million hectares | 7.33 million hectares | 712,055 hectares | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Namibia or Philippines?
- Namibia, at 8.04 million hectares against 7.44 million hectares in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Namibia and Philippines?
- 604,320 hectares, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Philippines?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Philippines rank globally for forest area?
- Namibia ranks 59th and Philippines ranks 62nd 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.