Gabon vs Western Europe: Forest land — Area

Gabon
23,555 1000 ha
in 2025
Western Europe
35,582 1000 ha
in 2025
Gabon rank
29th
Western Europe rank
30th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Gabon
  • Western Europe
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k199020072025

How they compare

Western Europe currently reports 35,582 1000 ha against 23,555 1000 ha in Gabon, a difference of 12,027 1000 ha.

That makes Western Europe's figure about 1.5 times Gabon's.

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

Gabon ranks 29th and Western Europe ranks 30th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Western Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 23,742 1000 ha 32,236 1000 ha 8,495 1000 ha Western Europe
2000s 23,693 1000 ha 33,374 1000 ha 9,681 1000 ha Western Europe
2010s 23,634 1000 ha 34,513 1000 ha 10,879 1000 ha Western Europe
2020s 23,572 1000 ha 35,333 1000 ha 11,761 1000 ha Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Gabon or Western Europe?
Western Europe, at 35,582 1000 ha against 23,555 1000 ha in Gabon as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Gabon and Western Europe?
12,027 1000 ha, with Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Western Europe?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Gabon and Western Europe rank globally for forest land — area?
Gabon ranks 29th and Western Europe ranks 30th 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.