Which has higher forestland — area, Faroe Islands or Greenland?

Greenland, at 0.22 1000 ha against 0.08 1000 ha in Faroe Islands as of 2025.

What is the difference in forestland — area between Faroe Islands and Greenland?

0.14 1000 ha, 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.

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.

Faroe Islands vs Greenland: Forestland — Area

Faroe Islands

0.08 1000 ha

in 2025

Greenland

0.22 1000 ha

in 2025

Faroe Islands rank

215th

Greenland rank

214th

Forestland — Area over time

Faroe Islands
Greenland

How they compare

Greenland currently reports 0.22 1000 ha against 0.08 1000 ha in Faroe Islands, a difference of 0.14 1000 ha.

That makes Greenland's figure about 2.8 times Faroe Islands's.

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

Faroe Islands ranks 215th and Greenland ranks 214th of 223 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	0.08 1000 ha	0.22 1000 ha	0.14 1000 ha	Greenland
2000s	0.08 1000 ha	0.22 1000 ha	0.14 1000 ha	Greenland
2010s	0.08 1000 ha	0.22 1000 ha	0.14 1000 ha	Greenland
2020s	0.08 1000 ha	0.22 1000 ha	0.14 1000 ha	Greenland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, Faroe Islands or Greenland?: Greenland, at 0.22 1000 ha against 0.08 1000 ha in Faroe Islands as of 2025.
What is the difference in forestland — area between Faroe Islands and Greenland?: 0.14 1000 ha, 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 forestland — area?: Faroe Islands ranks 215th and Greenland ranks 214th 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).