Faroe Islands vs Greenland: Forest area
Faroe Islands
0.8 sq. km
in 2023
Greenland
2.2 sq. km
in 2023
Faroe Islands rank
209th
Greenland rank
208th
Forest area over time
- Faroe Islands
- Greenland
How they compare
Greenland currently reports 2.2 sq. km against 0.8 sq. km in Faroe Islands, a difference of 1.4 sq. km.
That makes Greenland's figure about 2.8 times Faroe Islands's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Greenland has been ahead every year.
Globally, Faroe Islands ranks 209th and Greenland ranks 208th of 214 countries.
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About this data
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.