Germany vs South America: Planted Forest — Area
Planted Forest — Area over time
- Germany
- South America
How they compare
South America currently reports 17,330 1000 ha against 5,741 1000 ha in Germany, a difference of 11,589 1000 ha.
That makes South America's figure about 3.0 times Germany's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, South America has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 12th and South America ranks 13th of 191 countries.
South America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | South America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,662 1000 ha | 7,547 1000 ha | 1,884 1000 ha | South America |
| 2000s | 5,689 1000 ha | 11,016 1000 ha | 5,327 1000 ha | South America |
| 2010s | 5,715 1000 ha | 16,204 1000 ha | 10,489 1000 ha | South America |
| 2020s | 5,735 1000 ha | 17,275 1000 ha | 11,540 1000 ha | South America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher planted forest — area, Germany or South America?
- South America, at 17,330 1000 ha against 5,741 1000 ha in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in planted forest — area between Germany and South America?
- 11,589 1000 ha, with South America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and South America?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Germany and South America rank globally for planted forest — area?
- Germany ranks 12th and South America ranks 13th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.