Laos vs Paraguay: Forest area
Laos
13.04 million hectares
in 2025
Paraguay
14.30 million hectares
in 2025
Laos rank
46th
Paraguay rank
43rd
Forest area over time
- Laos
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 14.30 million hectares against 13.04 million hectares in Laos, a difference of 1.26 million hectares.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 46th and Paraguay ranks 43rd of 235 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.24 million hectares | 23.98 million hectares | 9.74 million hectares | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 13.87 million hectares | 20.21 million hectares | 6.34 million hectares | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 13.43 million hectares | 16.65 million hectares | 3.22 million hectares | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 13.12 million hectares | 14.71 million hectares | 1.58 million hectares | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Laos or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 14.30 million hectares against 13.04 million hectares in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Laos and Paraguay?
- 1.26 million hectares, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Paraguay?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Paraguay rank globally for forest area?
- Laos ranks 46th 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.