Sweden vs Western Africa: Forest area
Sweden
27,934 ha th
in 2025
Western Africa
72,740 ha th
in 2025
Sweden rank
25th
Western Africa rank
26th
Forest area over time
- Sweden
- Western Africa
How they compare
Western Africa currently reports 72,740 ha th against 27,934 ha th in Sweden, a difference of 44,806 ha th.
That makes Western Africa's figure about 2.6 times Sweden's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Western Africa has been ahead every year.
Sweden ranks 25th and Western Africa ranks 26th of 255 countries.
Western Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Western Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28,063 ha th | 99,361 ha th | 71,298 ha th | Western Africa |
| 2000s | 28,163 ha th | 90,336 ha th | 62,173 ha th | Western Africa |
| 2010s | 28,026 ha th | 80,830 ha th | 52,803 ha th | Western Africa |
| 2020s | 27,934 ha th | 74,195 ha th | 46,261 ha th | Western Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Sweden or Western Africa?
- Western Africa, at 72,740 ha th against 27,934 ha th in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Sweden and Western Africa?
- 44,806 ha th, with Western Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Western Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Sweden and Western Africa rank globally for forest area?
- Sweden ranks 25th and Western Africa ranks 26th of 255 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Forest area (thousands of hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.