Spain vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Planted Forest — Area

Spain
2,819 1000 ha
in 2025
Sub-Saharan Africa
12,864 1000 ha
in 2025
Spain rank
20th
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
17th

Planted Forest — Area over time

  • Spain
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k199020072025

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa currently reports 12,864 1000 ha against 2,819 1000 ha in Spain, a difference of 10,045 1000 ha.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa's figure about 4.6 times Spain's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

Spain ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th of 191 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 2,146 1000 ha 7,588 1000 ha 5,442 1000 ha Sub-Saharan Africa
2000s 2,484 1000 ha 8,673 1000 ha 6,189 1000 ha Sub-Saharan Africa
2010s 2,649 1000 ha 10,819 1000 ha 8,170 1000 ha Sub-Saharan Africa
2020s 2,811 1000 ha 12,477 1000 ha 9,666 1000 ha Sub-Saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — area, Spain or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Sub-Saharan Africa, at 12,864 1000 ha against 2,819 1000 ha in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — area between Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa?
10,045 1000 ha, with Sub-Saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Spain and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for planted forest — area?
Spain ranks 20th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 17th 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

Indicator
Planted Forest — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
226 places, 7,796 data points, 1990–2025
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.