Portugal vs World: Planted Forest — Share in Forest land

Portugal
73.99 %
in 2025
World
7.59 %
in 2025
Portugal rank
14th
World rank
14th

Planted Forest — Share in Forest land over time

  • Portugal
  • World
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How they compare

Portugal currently reports 73.99 % against 7.59 % in World, a difference of 66.4 %.

That makes Portugal's figure about 9.7 times World's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 14th and World ranks 14th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal World Difference Ahead
1990s 66.69 % 4.83 % 61.86 % Portugal
2000s 71.58 % 5.8 % 65.79 % Portugal
2010s 74.2 % 6.8 % 67.4 % Portugal
2020s 74.05 % 7.45 % 66.59 % Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher planted forest — share in forest land, Portugal or World?
Portugal, at 73.99 % against 7.59 % in World as of 2025.
What is the difference in planted forest — share in forest land between Portugal and World?
66.4 %, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and World?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Portugal and World rank globally for planted forest — share in forest land?
Portugal ranks 14th and World ranks 14th of 191 countries.
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

Indicator
Planted Forest — Share in Forest land
Unit
%
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.