Northern America vs Portugal: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land over time
- Northern America
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 73.99 % against 7.1 % in Northern America, a difference of 66.89 %.
That makes Portugal's figure about 10.4 times Northern America's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 14th of 31 groups.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.04 % | 66.69 % | 62.66 % | Portugal |
| 2000s | 5.3 % | 71.58 % | 66.28 % | Portugal |
| 2010s | 6.26 % | 74.2 % | 67.93 % | Portugal |
| 2020s | 6.94 % | 74.05 % | 67.11 % | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher planted forest — share in forest land, Northern America or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 73.99 % against 7.1 % in Northern America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in planted forest — share in forest land between Northern America and Portugal?
- 66.89 %, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Portugal?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Northern America and Portugal rank globally for planted forest — share in forest land?
- Northern America ranks 16th and Portugal ranks 14th of 31 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Planted Forest — Share in Forest land. 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.