Central America vs United Republic of Tanzania: Forest land — Area

Central America
90,047 1000 ha
in 2025
United Republic of Tanzania
43,400 1000 ha
in 2025
Central America rank
20th
United Republic of Tanzania rank
8th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Central America
  • United Republic of Tanzania
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k199020072025

How they compare

Central America currently reports 90,047 1000 ha against 43,400 1000 ha in United Republic of Tanzania, a difference of 46,647 1000 ha.

That makes Central America's figure about 2.1 times United Republic of Tanzania's.

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

Central America ranks 20th and United Republic of Tanzania ranks 8th of 31 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Central America United Republic of Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s 99,394 1000 ha 56,352 1000 ha 43,042 1000 ha Central America
2000s 95,341 1000 ha 52,322 1000 ha 43,020 1000 ha Central America
2010s 92,463 1000 ha 48,226 1000 ha 44,237 1000 ha Central America
2020s 90,596 1000 ha 44,572 1000 ha 46,024 1000 ha Central America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Central America or United Republic of Tanzania?
Central America, at 90,047 1000 ha against 43,400 1000 ha in United Republic of Tanzania as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Central America and United Republic of Tanzania?
46,647 1000 ha, with Central America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central America and United Republic of Tanzania?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Central America and United Republic of Tanzania rank globally for forest land — area?
Central America ranks 20th and United Republic of Tanzania ranks 8th of 31 groups.
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
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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.