Equatorial Guinea vs Europe: Forest land β€” Share in Land area

Equatorial Guinea
86.09 %
in 2024
Europe
46.9 %
in 2024
Equatorial Guinea rank
7th
Europe rank
22nd

Forest land β€” Share in Land area over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Europe
020406080100199020072024

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 86.09 % against 46.9 % in Europe, a difference of 39.19 %.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.8 times Europe's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 7th and Europe ranks 22nd of 210 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 94.89 % 43.82 % 51.07 % Equatorial Guinea
2000s 91.92 % 45.76 % 46.15 % Equatorial Guinea
2010s 88.93 % 46.33 % 42.6 % Equatorial Guinea
2020s 86.69 % 46.8 % 39.89 % Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land β€” share in land area, Equatorial Guinea or Europe?
Equatorial Guinea, at 86.09 % against 46.9 % in Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land β€” share in land area between Equatorial Guinea and Europe?
39.19 %, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Europe?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Europe rank globally for forest land β€” share in land area?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 7th and Europe ranks 22nd of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land β€” Share in Land area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest land β€” Share in Land area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,048 data points, 1990–2024
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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.