Which has higher forest area, Bangladesh or Guinea-Bissau?

Guinea-Bissau, at 19,547 sq. km against 18,834 sq. km in Bangladesh as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Bangladesh and Guinea-Bissau?

713 sq. km, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Guinea-Bissau?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 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.

Bangladesh vs Guinea-Bissau: Forest area

Bangladesh

18,834 sq. km

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau

19,547 sq. km

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

113th

Guinea-Bissau rank

110th

Forest area over time

Bangladesh
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 19,547 sq. km against 18,834 sq. km in Bangladesh, a difference of 713 sq. km.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Guinea-Bissau has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 113th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 110th of 213 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
1990s	19,203 sq. km	21,953 sq. km	2,750 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	19,059 sq. km	21,109 sq. km	2,049 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	18,849 sq. km	20,264 sq. km	1,416 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	18,834 sq. km	19,674 sq. km	839.5 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Bangladesh or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 19,547 sq. km against 18,834 sq. km in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Bangladesh and Guinea-Bissau?: 713 sq. km, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Guinea-Bissau?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for forest area?: Bangladesh ranks 113th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 110th 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.