Central African Republic vs Southern Asia: Forest land — Area

Central African Republic
45,095 1000 ha
in 2025
Southern Asia
100,831 1000 ha
in 2025
Central African Republic rank
21st
Southern Asia rank
22nd

Forest land — Area over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Southern Asia
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k199020072025

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 100,831 1000 ha against 45,095 1000 ha in Central African Republic, a difference of 55,736 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 2.2 times Central African Republic's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Southern Asia has been ahead every year.

Central African Republic ranks 21st and Southern Asia ranks 22nd of 249 countries.

Southern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Central African Republic Southern Asia Difference Ahead
1990s 46,277 1000 ha 93,581 1000 ha 47,303 1000 ha Southern Asia
2000s 45,928 1000 ha 96,406 1000 ha 50,478 1000 ha Southern Asia
2010s 45,566 1000 ha 98,607 1000 ha 53,041 1000 ha Southern Asia
2020s 45,211 1000 ha 100,558 1000 ha 55,347 1000 ha Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Central African Republic or Southern Asia?
Southern Asia, at 100,831 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 Southern Asia?
55,736 1000 ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Southern Asia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Southern Asia rank globally for forest land — area?
Central African Republic ranks 21st and Southern Asia ranks 22nd 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.