Which has higher forest area, Portugal or United Kingdom?

Portugal, at 33,120 sq. km against 32,154 sq. km in United Kingdom as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Portugal and United Kingdom?

966 sq. km, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom?

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.

Portugal vs United Kingdom: Forest area

Portugal

33,120 sq. km

in 2023

United Kingdom

32,154 sq. km

in 2023

Portugal rank

86th

United Kingdom rank

88th

Forest area over time

Portugal
United Kingdom

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 33,120 sq. km against 32,154 sq. km in United Kingdom, a difference of 966 sq. km.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Portugal ranks 86th and United Kingdom ranks 88th of 213 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1990s	33,459 sq. km	28,572 sq. km	4,887 sq. km	Portugal
2000s	32,680 sq. km	30,012 sq. km	2,667 sq. km	Portugal
2010s	32,940 sq. km	31,320 sq. km	1,620 sq. km	Portugal
2020s	33,120 sq. km	32,027 sq. km	1,093 sq. km	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Portugal or United Kingdom?: Portugal, at 33,120 sq. km against 32,154 sq. km in United Kingdom as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Portugal and United Kingdom?: 966 sq. km, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and United Kingdom?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Portugal and United Kingdom rank globally for forest area?: Portugal ranks 86th and United Kingdom ranks 88th of 213 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: 20 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.