Romania vs South Sudan: Forest area
Romania
6.96 million hectares
in 2025
South Sudan
7.16 million hectares
in 2025
Romania rank
65th
South Sudan rank
63rd
Forest area over time
- Romania
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 7.16 million hectares against 6.96 million hectares in Romania, a difference of 202,870 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 65th and South Sudan ranks 63rd of 235 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.37 million hectares | 7.11 million hectares | 739,950 hectares | South Sudan |
| 2000s | 6.43 million hectares | 7.12 million hectares | 691,050 hectares | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 6.79 million hectares | 7.15 million hectares | 359,070 hectares | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 6.94 million hectares | 7.16 million hectares | 213,160 hectares | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Romania or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 7.16 million hectares against 6.96 million hectares in Romania as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Romania and South Sudan?
- 202,870 hectares, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and South Sudan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Romania and South Sudan rank globally for forest area?
- Romania ranks 65th and South Sudan ranks 63rd 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.