Finland vs Gabon: Share of global forest area
Finland
0.5%
in 2025
Gabon
0.6%
in 2025
Finland rank
29th
Gabon rank
26th
Share of global forest area over time
- Finland
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 0.6% against 0.5% in Finland, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Gabon has been ahead every year.
Finland ranks 29th and Gabon ranks 26th of 235 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.6% | 0.0% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Finland or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 0.6% against 0.5% in Finland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Finland and Gabon?
- 0.1%, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Gabon?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Finland and Gabon rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Finland ranks 29th and Gabon ranks 26th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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.