France vs Germany: Forest land — Share in Land area

France
32.85 %
in 2024
Germany
32.84 %
in 2024
France rank
118th
Germany rank
119th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • France
  • Germany
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How they compare

France currently reports 32.85 % against 32.84 % in Germany, a difference of 0.01 %.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.

France ranks 118th and Germany ranks 119th of 231 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 27.5 % 32.44 % 4.94 % Germany
2000s 29.31 % 32.62 % 3.31 % Germany
2010s 31.2 % 32.76 % 1.56 % Germany
2020s 32.52 % 32.82 % 0.298 % Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, France or Germany?
France, at 32.85 % against 32.84 % in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between France and Germany?
0.01 %, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do France and Germany rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
France ranks 118th and Germany ranks 119th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Share in 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 — 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
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.