Finland vs Gabon: Forest land — Area

Finland
22,543 1000 ha
in 2025
Gabon
23,555 1000 ha
in 2025
Finland rank
31st
Gabon rank
29th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Finland
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 23,555 1000 ha against 22,543 1000 ha in Finland, a difference of 1,012 1000 ha.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.

Finland ranks 31st and Gabon ranks 29th of 231 countries.

Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Finland Gabon Difference Ahead
1990s 22,132 1000 ha 23,742 1000 ha 1,610 1000 ha Gabon
2000s 22,354 1000 ha 23,693 1000 ha 1,339 1000 ha Gabon
2010s 22,386 1000 ha 23,634 1000 ha 1,248 1000 ha Gabon
2020s 22,543 1000 ha 23,572 1000 ha 1,029 1000 ha Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Finland or Gabon?
Gabon, at 23,555 1000 ha against 22,543 1000 ha in Finland as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Finland and Gabon?
1,012 1000 ha, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Gabon?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Finland and Gabon rank globally for forest land — area?
Finland ranks 31st and Gabon ranks 29th of 231 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

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.