Botswana vs Paraguay: Forest land — Area

Botswana
15,730 1000 ha
in 2025
Paraguay
14,297 1000 ha
in 2025
Botswana rank
42nd
Paraguay rank
45th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Botswana
  • Paraguay
010.0k20.0k30.0k199020072025

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 15,730 1000 ha against 14,297 1000 ha in Paraguay, a difference of 1,433 1000 ha.

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 42nd and Paraguay ranks 45th of 231 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 15,728 1000 ha 23,983 1000 ha 8,255 1000 ha Paraguay
2000s 15,728 1000 ha 20,213 1000 ha 4,485 1000 ha Paraguay
2010s 15,728 1000 ha 16,650 1000 ha 921.59 1000 ha Paraguay
2020s 15,730 1000 ha 14,707 1000 ha 1,024 1000 ha Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Botswana or Paraguay?
Botswana, at 15,730 1000 ha against 14,297 1000 ha in Paraguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Botswana and Paraguay?
1,433 1000 ha, 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 land — area?
Botswana ranks 42nd and Paraguay ranks 45th of 231 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Forest land — Area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Forest land — Area
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
267 places, 9,311 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.