Which has higher forest area, Namibia or Philippines?

Philippines, at 72,933 sq. km against 64,259 sq. km in Namibia as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Namibia and Philippines?

8,674 sq. km, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Philippines?

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.

Namibia vs Philippines: Forest area

Namibia

64,259 sq. km

in 2023

Philippines

72,933 sq. km

in 2023

Namibia rank

65th

Philippines rank

62nd

Forest area over time

Namibia
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 72,933 sq. km against 64,259 sq. km in Namibia, a difference of 8,674 sq. km.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

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

Namibia ranks 65th and Philippines ranks 62nd of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 3 and Philippines in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
1990s	84,496 sq. km	75,675 sq. km	8,821 sq. km	Namibia
2000s	77,395 sq. km	70,980 sq. km	6,416 sq. km	Namibia
2010s	70,295 sq. km	69,967 sq. km	327.43 sq. km	Namibia
2020s	65,324 sq. km	72,409 sq. km	7,085 sq. km	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Namibia or Philippines?: Philippines, at 72,933 sq. km against 64,259 sq. km in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Namibia and Philippines?: 8,674 sq. km, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Philippines?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Philippines rank globally for forest area?: Namibia ranks 65th and Philippines ranks 62nd 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, 8,671 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 17 September 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.