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
00.511.52199020062023

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

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

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.