Botswana vs Paraguay: Forest area
Botswana
15.73 million hectares
in 2025
Paraguay
14.30 million hectares
in 2025
Botswana rank
40th
Paraguay rank
43rd
Forest area over time
- Botswana
- Paraguay
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 15.73 million hectares against 14.30 million hectares in Paraguay, a difference of 1.43 million hectares.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Paraguay's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Paraguay ahead.
Botswana ranks 40th and Paraguay ranks 43rd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.73 million hectares | 23.98 million hectares | 8.26 million hectares | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 15.73 million hectares | 20.21 million hectares | 4.49 million hectares | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 15.73 million hectares | 16.65 million hectares | 921,590 hectares | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 15.73 million hectares | 14.71 million hectares | 1.02 million hectares | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Botswana or Paraguay?
- Botswana, at 15.73 million hectares against 14.30 million hectares in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Botswana and Paraguay?
- 1.43 million hectares, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Paraguay?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Paraguay rank globally for forest area?
- Botswana ranks 40th and Paraguay ranks 43rd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.