Pitcairn vs Western Europe: Forest land — Share in Land area

Pitcairn
78.51 %
in 2024
Western Europe
32.94 %
in 2024
Pitcairn rank
9th
Western Europe rank
14th

Forest land — Share in Land area over time

  • Pitcairn
  • Western Europe
020406080199020072024

How they compare

Pitcairn currently reports 78.51 % against 32.94 % in Western Europe, a difference of 45.57 %.

That makes Pitcairn's figure about 2.4 times Western Europe's.

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

Pitcairn ranks 9th and Western Europe ranks 14th of 215 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Pitcairn Western Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 78.51 % 29.94 % 48.58 % Pitcairn
2000s 78.51 % 31 % 47.51 % Pitcairn
2010s 78.51 % 32.05 % 46.46 % Pitcairn
2020s 78.51 % 32.75 % 45.76 % Pitcairn

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — share in land area, Pitcairn or Western Europe?
Pitcairn, at 78.51 % against 32.94 % in Western Europe as of 2024.
What is the difference in forest land — share in land area between Pitcairn and Western Europe?
45.57 %, with Pitcairn ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pitcairn and Western Europe?
35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
How do Pitcairn and Western Europe rank globally for forest land — share in land area?
Pitcairn ranks 9th and Western Europe ranks 14th of 215 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
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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.