What is the difference in forestland — area between Cabo Verde and Spain?

19,082 1000 ha, with Spain ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cabo Verde and Spain?

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.

Cabo Verde vs Spain: Forestland — Area

Cabo Verde

51.06 1000 ha

in 2025

Spain

19,133 1000 ha

in 2025

Cabo Verde rank

31st

Spain rank

32nd

Forestland — Area over time

Cabo Verde
Spain

How they compare

Spain currently reports 19,133 1000 ha against 51.06 1000 ha in Cabo Verde, a difference of 19,082 1000 ha.

That makes Spain's figure about 374.7 times Cabo Verde's.

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

Cabo Verde ranks 31st and Spain ranks 32nd of 31 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cabo Verde	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1990s	35.48 1000 ha	15,340 1000 ha	15,304 1000 ha	Spain
2000s	39.88 1000 ha	17,756 1000 ha	17,717 1000 ha	Spain
2010s	44.71 1000 ha	18,654 1000 ha	18,609 1000 ha	Spain
2020s	49.51 1000 ha	19,057 1000 ha	19,008 1000 ha	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, Cabo Verde or Spain?: Spain, at 19,133 1000 ha against 51.06 1000 ha in Cabo Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — area between Cabo Verde and Spain?: 19,082 1000 ha, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cabo Verde and Spain?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Cabo Verde and Spain rank globally for forestland — area?: Cabo Verde ranks 31st and Spain ranks 32nd of 31 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).