Paraguay vs Zimbabwe: Forest area
Paraguay
14.30 million hectares
in 2025
Zimbabwe
13.77 million hectares
in 2025
Paraguay rank
43rd
Zimbabwe rank
45th
Forest area over time
- Paraguay
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 14.30 million hectares against 13.77 million hectares in Zimbabwe, a difference of 531,400 hectares.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
Paraguay ranks 43rd and Zimbabwe ranks 45th of 235 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Paraguay | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.98 million hectares | 16.24 million hectares | 7.74 million hectares | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 20.21 million hectares | 15.18 million hectares | 5.03 million hectares | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 16.65 million hectares | 14.34 million hectares | 2.31 million hectares | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 14.71 million hectares | 13.90 million hectares | 808,150 hectares | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher forest area, Paraguay or Zimbabwe?
- Paraguay, at 14.30 million hectares against 13.77 million hectares in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in forest area between Paraguay and Zimbabwe?
- 531,400 hectares, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Zimbabwe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Paraguay and Zimbabwe rank globally for forest area?
- Paraguay ranks 43rd 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.