France vs United Kingdom: Land use hidden — Planted Forest

France
25,390 Square kilometres
in 2023
United Kingdom
28,714 Square kilometres
in 2023
France rank
19th
United Kingdom rank
17th

Land use hidden — Planted Forest over time

  • France
  • United Kingdom
010.0k20.0k30.0k199020062023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 28,714 Square kilometres against 25,390 Square kilometres in France, a difference of 3,324 Square kilometres.

That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times France's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, United Kingdom has been ahead every year.

France ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France United Kingdom Difference Ahead
1990s 15,541 Square kilometres 25,132 Square kilometres 9,591 Square kilometres United Kingdom
2000s 18,052 Square kilometres 26,572 Square kilometres 8,521 Square kilometres United Kingdom
2010s 22,387 Square kilometres 27,880 Square kilometres 5,493 Square kilometres United Kingdom
2020s 24,865 Square kilometres 28,587 Square kilometres 3,722 Square kilometres United Kingdom

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land use hidden — planted forest, France or United Kingdom?
United Kingdom, at 28,714 Square kilometres against 25,390 Square kilometres in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in land use hidden — planted forest between France and United Kingdom?
3,324 Square kilometres, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and United Kingdom?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do France and United Kingdom rank globally for land use hidden — planted forest?
France ranks 19th and United Kingdom ranks 17th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Planted Forest. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Land use hidden — Planted Forest
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
213 places, 7,122 data points, 1990–2023
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Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata