Philippines vs Romania: Forest area
Philippines
7.44 million hectares
in 2025
Romania
6.96 million hectares
in 2025
Philippines rank
62nd
Romania rank
65th
Forest area over time
- Philippines
- Romania
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 7.44 million hectares against 6.96 million hectares in Romania, a difference of 481,510 hectares.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Philippines has been ahead every year.
Philippines ranks 62nd and Romania ranks 65th of 235 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.57 million hectares | 6.37 million hectares | 1.20 million hectares | Philippines |
| 2000s | 7.10 million hectares | 6.43 million hectares | 664,917 hectares | Philippines |
| 2010s | 7.00 million hectares | 6.79 million hectares | 213,479 hectares | Philippines |
| 2020s | 7.33 million hectares | 6.94 million hectares | 389,425 hectares | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Philippines or Romania?
- Philippines, at 7.44 million hectares against 6.96 million hectares in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Philippines and Romania?
- 481,510 hectares, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Romania?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Philippines and Romania rank globally for forest area?
- Philippines ranks 62nd and Romania ranks 65th 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.