Which has higher forest area, Afghanistan or Slovenia?

Slovenia, at 12,317 sq. km against 12,084 sq. km in Afghanistan as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Afghanistan and Slovenia?

233 sq. km, with Slovenia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Slovenia?

32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Afghanistan vs Slovenia: Forest area

Afghanistan

12,084 sq. km

in 2023

Slovenia

12,317 sq. km

in 2023

Afghanistan rank

118th

Slovenia rank

117th

Forest area over time

Afghanistan
Slovenia

How they compare

Slovenia currently reports 12,317 sq. km against 12,084 sq. km in Afghanistan, a difference of 233 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 118th and Slovenia ranks 117th of 213 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Afghanistan	Slovenia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12,084 sq. km	12,128 sq. km	43.1 sq. km	Slovenia
2000s	12,084 sq. km	12,393 sq. km	308.6 sq. km	Slovenia
2010s	12,084 sq. km	12,457 sq. km	372.26 sq. km	Slovenia
2020s	12,084 sq. km	12,348 sq. km	263.38 sq. km	Slovenia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Afghanistan or Slovenia?: Slovenia, at 12,317 sq. km against 12,084 sq. km in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Afghanistan and Slovenia?: 233 sq. km, with Slovenia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Slovenia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Slovenia rank globally for forest area?: Afghanistan ranks 118th and Slovenia ranks 117th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Forest area is land 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.