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

Uruguay, at 20,940 sq. km against 19,547 sq. km in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.

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

1,393 sq. km, with Uruguay ahead.

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

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.

Guinea-Bissau vs Uruguay: Forest area

Guinea-Bissau

19,547 sq. km

in 2023

Uruguay

20,940 sq. km

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau rank

110th

Uruguay rank

107th

Forest area over time

Guinea-Bissau
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 20,940 sq. km against 19,547 sq. km in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1,393 sq. km.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 110th and Uruguay ranks 107th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Guinea-Bissau	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
1990s	21,953 sq. km	10,550 sq. km	11,404 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
2000s	21,109 sq. km	15,320 sq. km	5,788 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
2010s	20,264 sq. km	18,868 sq. km	1,396 sq. km	Guinea-Bissau
2020s	19,674 sq. km	20,625 sq. km	951.5 sq. km	Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Guinea-Bissau or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 20,940 sq. km against 19,547 sq. km in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Guinea-Bissau and Uruguay?: 1,393 sq. km, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Uruguay?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Uruguay rank globally for forest area?: Guinea-Bissau ranks 110th and Uruguay ranks 107th 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: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 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.