Laos vs Zimbabwe: Forest area
Laos
13.04 million hectares
in 2025
Zimbabwe
13.77 million hectares
in 2025
Laos rank
46th
Zimbabwe rank
45th
Forest area over time
- Laos
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 13.77 million hectares against 13.04 million hectares in Laos, a difference of 730,000 hectares.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 46th and Zimbabwe ranks 45th of 235 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.24 million hectares | 16.24 million hectares | 2.00 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 13.87 million hectares | 15.18 million hectares | 1.31 million hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 13.43 million hectares | 14.34 million hectares | 912,410 hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 13.12 million hectares | 13.90 million hectares | 774,133 hectares | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Laos or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 13.77 million hectares against 13.04 million hectares in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Laos and Zimbabwe?
- 730,000 hectares, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Zimbabwe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Zimbabwe rank globally for forest area?
- Laos ranks 46th and Zimbabwe ranks 45th 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.