Which has higher forest area, Côte d'Ivoire or Equatorial Guinea?

Côte d'Ivoire, at 24,980 sq. km against 24,233 sq. km in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Côte d'Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea?

747 sq. km, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea?

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.

Côte d'Ivoire vs Equatorial Guinea: Forest area

Côte d'Ivoire

24,980 sq. km

in 2023

Equatorial Guinea

24,233 sq. km

in 2023

Côte d'Ivoire rank

97th

Equatorial Guinea rank

100th

Forest area over time

Côte d'Ivoire
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 24,980 sq. km against 24,233 sq. km in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 747 sq. km.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Côte d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 97th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 100th of 213 countries.

Côte d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Côte d'Ivoire	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	66,105 sq. km	26,615 sq. km	39,489 sq. km	Côte d'Ivoire
2000s	45,865 sq. km	25,780 sq. km	20,085 sq. km	Côte d'Ivoire
2010s	34,576 sq. km	24,944 sq. km	9,632 sq. km	Côte d'Ivoire
2020s	26,674 sq. km	24,359 sq. km	2,315 sq. km	Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Côte d'Ivoire or Equatorial Guinea?: Côte d'Ivoire, at 24,980 sq. km against 24,233 sq. km in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Côte d'Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea?: 747 sq. km, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for forest area?: Côte d'Ivoire ranks 97th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 100th 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.