Portugal vs Spain: Forestland — Area, per square kilometre
Portugal
0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Spain
0.0382 1000 ha per square kilometre
in 2023
Portugal rank
78th
Spain rank
75th
Forestland — Area, per square kilometre over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.0382 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre in Portugal, a difference of 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 78th and Spain ranks 75th of 191 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0371 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0307 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0064 1000 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0361 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0356 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0005 1000 ha per square kilometre | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.036 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0373 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0013 1000 ha per square kilometre | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.0365 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0381 1000 ha per square kilometre | 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forestland — area, per square kilometre, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.0382 1000 ha per square kilometre against 0.0366 1000 ha per square kilometre in Portugal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forestland — area, per square kilometre between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0016 1000 ha per square kilometre, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for forestland — area, per square kilometre?
- Portugal ranks 78th and Spain ranks 75th 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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About this data
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.