Burkina Faso vs Portugal: Forest land — Area
Forest land — Area over time
- Burkina Faso
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 3,363 1000 ha against 3,237 1000 ha in Burkina Faso, a difference of 126 1000 ha.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 84th and Portugal ranks 82nd of 215 countries.
Burkina Faso has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7,435 1000 ha | 3,398 1000 ha | 4,037 1000 ha | Burkina Faso |
| 2000s | 5,774 1000 ha | 3,305 1000 ha | 2,469 1000 ha | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 4,496 1000 ha | 3,298 1000 ha | 1,197 1000 ha | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 3,537 1000 ha | 3,349 1000 ha | 188.11 1000 ha | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest land — area, Burkina Faso or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 3,363 1000 ha against 3,237 1000 ha in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest land — area between Burkina Faso and Portugal?
- 126 1000 ha, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Portugal?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Portugal rank globally for forest land — area?
- Burkina Faso ranks 84th and Portugal ranks 82nd of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.