Equatorial Guinea vs Palau: Forest area
Equatorial Guinea
86.4%
in 2023
Palau
90.5%
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
7th
Palau rank
4th
Forest area over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Palau
How they compare
Palau currently reports 90.5% against 86.4% in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 4.1%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 7th and Palau ranks 4th of 214 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Palau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Palau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.7% | 84.5% | 10.2% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 91.9% | 87.0% | 4.9% | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 88.9% | 89.0% | 0.1% | Palau |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 90.3% | 3.4% | Palau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Equatorial Guinea or Palau?
- Palau, at 90.5% against 86.4% in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in forest area between Equatorial Guinea and Palau?
- 4.1%, with Palau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Palau?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Palau rank globally for forest area?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 7th and Palau ranks 4th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (% of land area). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.