Afghanistan vs East Timor: Forest area (sq. km)

Afghanistan
12,094 sq. km
in 2025
East Timor
10,543 sq. km
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
122nd
East Timor rank
125th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

  • Afghanistan
  • East Timor
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k199020072025

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 12,094 sq. km against 10,543 sq. km in East Timor, a difference of 1,551 sq. km.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times East Timor's.

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

Afghanistan ranks 122nd and East Timor ranks 125th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan East Timor Difference Ahead
1990s 12,094 sq. km 10,943 sq. km 1,152 sq. km Afghanistan
2000s 12,094 sq. km 10,803 sq. km 1,292 sq. km Afghanistan
2010s 12,094 sq. km 10,663 sq. km 1,432 sq. km Afghanistan
2020s 12,094 sq. km 10,564 sq. km 1,530 sq. km Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Afghanistan or East Timor?
Afghanistan, at 12,094 sq. km against 10,543 sq. km in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Afghanistan and East Timor?
1,551 sq. km, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and East Timor?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Afghanistan and East Timor rank globally for forest area?
Afghanistan ranks 122nd and East Timor ranks 125th of 214 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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About this data

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
262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.