Which has higher forestland — area, Burundi or Libya?

Burundi, at 279.64 1000 ha against 205.33 1000 ha in Libya as of 2025.

What is the difference in forestland — area between Burundi and Libya?

74.31 1000 ha, with Burundi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Libya?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Burundi vs Libya: Forestland — Area

Burundi

279.64 1000 ha

in 2025

Libya

205.33 1000 ha

in 2025

Burundi rank

146th

Libya rank

149th

Forestland — Area over time

Burundi
Libya

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 279.64 1000 ha against 205.33 1000 ha in Libya, a difference of 74.31 1000 ha.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.4 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 146th and Libya ranks 149th of 223 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 3 and Libya in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1990s	239.34 1000 ha	215.5 1000 ha	23.84 1000 ha	Burundi
2000s	193.94 1000 ha	212.17 1000 ha	18.23 1000 ha	Libya
2010s	253.93 1000 ha	208.84 1000 ha	45.09 1000 ha	Burundi
2020s	279.64 1000 ha	206.16 1000 ha	73.47 1000 ha	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, Burundi or Libya?: Burundi, at 279.64 1000 ha against 205.33 1000 ha in Libya as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — area between Burundi and Libya?: 74.31 1000 ha, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Libya?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Burundi and Libya rank globally for forestland — area?: Burundi ranks 146th and Libya ranks 149th of 223 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forestland — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forestland — Area
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 275 places, 9,600 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).