Gabon vs Southern Europe: Forest land — Area

Gabon
23,555 1000 ha
in 2025
Southern Europe
48,321 1000 ha
in 2025
Gabon rank
29th
Southern Europe rank
27th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Gabon
  • Southern Europe
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k199020072025

How they compare

Southern Europe currently reports 48,321 1000 ha against 23,555 1000 ha in Gabon, a difference of 24,766 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Europe's figure about 2.1 times Gabon's.

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

Gabon ranks 29th and Southern Europe ranks 27th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Southern Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 23,742 1000 ha 40,374 1000 ha 16,632 1000 ha Southern Europe
2000s 23,693 1000 ha 43,820 1000 ha 20,127 1000 ha Southern Europe
2010s 23,634 1000 ha 46,138 1000 ha 22,504 1000 ha Southern Europe
2020s 23,572 1000 ha 48,103 1000 ha 24,531 1000 ha Southern Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Gabon or Southern Europe?
Southern Europe, at 48,321 1000 ha against 23,555 1000 ha in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Gabon and Southern Europe?
24,766 1000 ha, with Southern Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Southern Europe?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Southern Europe rank globally for forest land — area?
Gabon ranks 29th and Southern Europe ranks 27th 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.