Portugal vs Serbia: Forest area
Portugal
3.36 million hectares
in 2025
Serbia
3.48 million hectares
in 2025
Portugal rank
88th
Serbia rank
86th
Forest area over time
- Portugal
- Serbia
How they compare
Serbia currently reports 3.48 million hectares against 3.36 million hectares in Portugal, a difference of 112,570 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 88th and Serbia ranks 86th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 3 and Serbia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Serbia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.40 million hectares | 2.39 million hectares | 1.01 million hectares | Portugal |
| 2000s | 3.31 million hectares | 2.66 million hectares | 643,303 hectares | Portugal |
| 2010s | 3.30 million hectares | 3.06 million hectares | 239,800 hectares | Portugal |
| 2020s | 3.35 million hectares | 3.38 million hectares | 27,490 hectares | Serbia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Portugal or Serbia?
- Serbia, at 3.48 million hectares against 3.36 million hectares in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Portugal and Serbia?
- 112,570 hectares, with Serbia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Serbia?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Serbia rank globally for forest area?
- Portugal ranks 88th and Serbia ranks 86th 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.