Central African Republic vs Central America: Forest land — Area

Central African Republic
45,095 1000 ha
in 2025
Central America
90,047 1000 ha
in 2025
Central African Republic rank
21st
Central America rank
23rd

Forest land — Area over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Central America
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k199020072025

How they compare

Central America currently reports 90,047 1000 ha against 45,095 1000 ha in Central African Republic, a difference of 44,952 1000 ha.

That makes Central America's figure about 2.0 times Central African Republic's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Central America has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 21st and Central America ranks 23rd of 249 countries.

Central America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Central America Difference Ahead
1990s 46,277 1000 ha 99,394 1000 ha 53,116 1000 ha Central America
2000s 45,928 1000 ha 95,341 1000 ha 49,414 1000 ha Central America
2010s 45,566 1000 ha 92,463 1000 ha 46,897 1000 ha Central America
2020s 45,211 1000 ha 90,596 1000 ha 45,385 1000 ha Central America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Central African Republic or Central America?
Central America, at 90,047 1000 ha against 45,095 1000 ha in Central African Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Central African Republic and Central America?
44,952 1000 ha, with Central America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Central America?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Central America rank globally for forest land — area?
Central African Republic ranks 21st and Central America ranks 23rd of 249 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
281 places, 9,790 data points, 1990–2025
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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.