United Kingdom vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Forest land — Area

United Kingdom
3,278 1000 ha
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
3,278 1000 ha
in 2025
United Kingdom rank
101st
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
101st

Forest land — Area over time

  • United Kingdom
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
01.0k2.0k3.0k199020072025

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 3,278 1000 ha against 3,278 1000 ha in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0 1000 ha.

Across all 36 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

United Kingdom ranks 101st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 101st of 249 countries.

Head to head by decade

Decade United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 2,857 1000 ha 2,857 1000 ha 0 1000 ha
2000s 3,001 1000 ha 3,001 1000 ha 0 1000 ha
2010s 3,138 1000 ha 3,138 1000 ha 0 1000 ha
2020s 3,246 1000 ha 3,246 1000 ha 0 1000 ha

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, United Kingdom or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom, at 3,278 1000 ha against 3,278 1000 ha in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between United Kingdom and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0 1000 ha, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do United Kingdom and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for forest land — area?
United Kingdom ranks 101st and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 101st of 249 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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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
281 places, 9,790 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.