Which has higher forest area, New Caledonia or Timor-Leste?

Timor-Leste, at 9,169 sq. km against 8,377 sq. km in New Caledonia as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between New Caledonia and Timor-Leste?

792 sq. km, with Timor-Leste ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Timor-Leste?

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.

New Caledonia vs Timor-Leste: Forest area

New Caledonia

8,377 sq. km

in 2023

Timor-Leste

9,169 sq. km

in 2023

New Caledonia rank

127th

Timor-Leste rank

126th

Forest area over time

New Caledonia
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 9,169 sq. km against 8,377 sq. km in New Caledonia, a difference of 792 sq. km.

That makes Timor-Leste's figure about 1.1 times New Caledonia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

New Caledonia ranks 127th and Timor-Leste ranks 126th of 214 countries.

Timor-Leste has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Caledonia	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
1990s	8,342 sq. km	9,568 sq. km	1,226 sq. km	Timor-Leste
2000s	8,384 sq. km	9,428 sq. km	1,044 sq. km	Timor-Leste
2010s	8,386 sq. km	9,288 sq. km	902.6 sq. km	Timor-Leste
2020s	8,379 sq. km	9,190 sq. km	811.3 sq. km	Timor-Leste

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, New Caledonia or Timor-Leste?: Timor-Leste, at 9,169 sq. km against 8,377 sq. km in New Caledonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between New Caledonia and Timor-Leste?: 792 sq. km, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Timor-Leste?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do New Caledonia and Timor-Leste rank globally for forest area?: New Caledonia ranks 127th and Timor-Leste ranks 126th 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.