Faroe Islands vs Greenland: Share of global forest area
Faroe Islands
0.0%
in 2025
Greenland
0.0%
in 2025
Faroe Islands rank
227th
Greenland rank
225th
Share of global forest area over time
- Faroe Islands
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Greenland's figure about 2.7 times Faroe Islands's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.
Faroe Islands ranks 227th and Greenland ranks 225th of 235 countries.
Greenland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Faroe Islands | Greenland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Greenland |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Greenland |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Greenland |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Greenland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Faroe Islands or Greenland?
- Greenland, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Faroe Islands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Faroe Islands and Greenland?
- 0.0%, with Greenland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Faroe Islands and Greenland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Faroe Islands and Greenland rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Faroe Islands ranks 227th and Greenland ranks 225th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.