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

20.7 sq. km, with Dominica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica 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.

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

Dominica

573.5 sq. km

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

552.8 sq. km

in 2025

Dominica rank

165th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

166th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Dominica
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Dominica currently reports 573.5 sq. km against 552.8 sq. km in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 20.7 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Dominica ranks 165th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 166th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominica	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	587.04 sq. km	588.32 sq. km	1.28 sq. km	Sao Tome and Principe
2000s	584.65 sq. km	582.97 sq. km	1.68 sq. km	Dominica
2010s	579.22 sq. km	559.45 sq. km	19.77 sq. km	Dominica
2020s	574.6 sq. km	552.15 sq. km	22.45 sq. km	Dominica

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Dominica or Sao Tome and Principe?: Dominica, at 573.5 sq. km against 552.8 sq. km in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Dominica and Sao Tome and Principe?: 20.7 sq. km, with Dominica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and Sao Tome and Principe?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Dominica and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for forest area?: Dominica ranks 165th 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.