Which has higher forest area, Namibia or Romania?

Romania, at 69,290 sq. km against 64,259 sq. km in Namibia as of 2023.

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

5,031 sq. km, with Romania ahead.

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

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 Romania: Forest area

Namibia

64,259 sq. km

in 2023

Romania

69,290 sq. km

in 2023

Namibia rank

65th

Romania rank

64th

Forest area over time

Namibia
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 69,290 sq. km against 64,259 sq. km in Namibia, a difference of 5,031 sq. km.

That makes Romania'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 Romania ranks 64th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Romania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	84,496 sq. km	63,688 sq. km	20,809 sq. km	Namibia
2000s	77,395 sq. km	64,330 sq. km	13,065 sq. km	Namibia
2010s	70,295 sq. km	67,964 sq. km	2,330 sq. km	Namibia
2020s	65,324 sq. km	69,290 sq. km	3,967 sq. km	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Namibia or Romania?: Romania, at 69,290 sq. km against 64,259 sq. km in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Namibia and Romania?: 5,031 sq. km, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Romania?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Romania rank globally for forest area?: Namibia ranks 65th and Romania ranks 64th 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.