Which has higher forest area, Ireland or Tunisia?

Ireland, at 8,328 sq. km against 6,875 sq. km in Tunisia as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Ireland and Tunisia?

1,453 sq. km, with Ireland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Tunisia?

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.

Ireland vs Tunisia: Forest area (sq. km)

Ireland

8,328 sq. km

in 2025

Tunisia

6,875 sq. km

in 2025

Ireland rank

131st

Tunisia rank

134th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Ireland
Tunisia

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 8,328 sq. km against 6,875 sq. km in Tunisia, a difference of 1,453 sq. km.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Tunisia's.

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

Ireland ranks 131st and Tunisia ranks 134th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Tunisia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5,376 sq. km	6,547 sq. km	1,172 sq. km	Tunisia
2000s	6,709 sq. km	6,839 sq. km	129.87 sq. km	Tunisia
2010s	7,521 sq. km	7,033 sq. km	488.19 sq. km	Ireland
2020s	8,131 sq. km	6,932 sq. km	1,198 sq. km	Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Ireland or Tunisia?: Ireland, at 8,328 sq. km against 6,875 sq. km in Tunisia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Ireland and Tunisia?: 1,453 sq. km, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Tunisia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Tunisia rank globally for forest area?: Ireland ranks 131st and Tunisia ranks 134th 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.