Which has higher forest area, Burkina Faso or Portugal?

Portugal, at 33,626 sq. km against 32,370 sq. km in Burkina Faso as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Burkina Faso and Portugal?

1,256 sq. km, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Portugal?

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

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.

Burkina Faso vs Portugal: Forest area (sq. km)

Burkina Faso

32,370 sq. km

in 2025

Portugal

33,626 sq. km

in 2025

Burkina Faso rank

88th

Portugal rank

86th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Burkina Faso
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 33,626 sq. km against 32,370 sq. km in Burkina Faso, a difference of 1,256 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 88th and Portugal ranks 86th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	74,346 sq. km	33,980 sq. km	40,366 sq. km	Burkina Faso
2000s	57,736 sq. km	33,051 sq. km	24,685 sq. km	Burkina Faso
2010s	44,955 sq. km	32,984 sq. km	11,971 sq. km	Burkina Faso
2020s	35,366 sq. km	33,485 sq. km	1,881 sq. km	Burkina Faso

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Burkina Faso or Portugal?: Portugal, at 33,626 sq. km against 32,370 sq. km in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Burkina Faso and Portugal?: 1,256 sq. km, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Portugal?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Burkina Faso and Portugal rank globally for forest area?: Burkina Faso ranks 88th and Portugal ranks 86th 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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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: 15 October 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.