Which has higher forest area, Cape Verde or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 552.8 sq. km against 510.6 sq. km in Cape Verde as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?

42.2 sq. km, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?

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.

Cape Verde vs Sao Tome and Principe: Forest area (sq. km)

Cape Verde

510.6 sq. km

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

552.8 sq. km

in 2025

Cape Verde rank

167th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

166th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Cape Verde
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 552.8 sq. km against 510.6 sq. km in Cape Verde, a difference of 42.2 sq. km.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Cape Verde's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.

Cape Verde ranks 167th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 166th of 214 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cape Verde	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	354.8 sq. km	588.32 sq. km	233.52 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	398.8 sq. km	582.97 sq. km	184.17 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
2010s	447.12 sq. km	559.45 sq. km	112.33 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	495.1 sq. km	552.15 sq. km	57.05 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Cape Verde or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 552.8 sq. km against 510.6 sq. km in Cape Verde as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?: 42.2 sq. km, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Cape Verde and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for forest area?: Cape Verde ranks 167th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 166th 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.