France vs Sudan: Forest area

France

175,032 sq. km

in 2023

Sudan

178,431 sq. km

in 2023

France rank

37th

Sudan rank

36th

Forest area over time

France
Sudan

How they compare

Sudan currently reports 178,431 sq. km against 175,032 sq. km in France, a difference of 3,399 sq. km.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Sudan has been ahead every year.

Globally, France ranks 37th and Sudan ranks 36th of 214 countries.

Individual pages

Forest area in France
Forest area in Sudan
Full country ranking

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: 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.