Germany vs Laos: Share of global forest area
Germany
0.3%
in 2025
Laos
0.3%
in 2025
Germany rank
49th
Laos rank
46th
Share of global forest area over time
- Germany
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Germany, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Laos has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 49th and Laos ranks 46th of 235 countries.
Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.1% | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Germany or Laos?
- Laos, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Germany and Laos?
- 0.0%, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Laos?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Laos rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Germany ranks 49th and Laos ranks 46th 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.