France vs Germany: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre

France
0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Germany
0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
France rank
95th
Germany rank
94th

Forestland — Area, per square kilometre over time

  • France
  • Germany
00.010.020.03199020062023

How they compare

Germany currently reports 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre in France, a difference of 0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

France ranks 95th and Germany ranks 94th of 191 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade France Germany Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0275 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0049 1000 ha per square kilometre Germany
2000s 0.0293 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0326 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0033 1000 ha per square kilometre Germany
2010s 0.0312 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre Germany
2020s 0.0324 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre 0.0004 1000 ha per square kilometre Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forestland — area, per square kilometre, France or Germany?
Germany, at 0.0328 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0327 1000 ha per square kilometre in France as of 2023.
What is the difference in forestland — area, per square kilometre between France and Germany?
0.0001 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do France and Germany rank globally for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
France ranks 95th and Germany ranks 94th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forestland — Area, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre
Unit
1000 ha per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
192 places, 6,341 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forestland — Area divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.