Laos vs Paraguay: Forest land — Area

Laos
13,036 1000 ha
in 2025
Paraguay
14,297 1000 ha
in 2025
Laos rank
54th
Paraguay rank
51st

Forest land — Area over time

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

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 14,297 1000 ha against 13,036 1000 ha in Laos, a difference of 1,261 1000 ha.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.

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

Laos ranks 54th and Paraguay ranks 51st of 249 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Paraguay Difference Ahead
1990s 14,242 1000 ha 23,983 1000 ha 9,741 1000 ha Paraguay
2000s 13,875 1000 ha 20,213 1000 ha 6,338 1000 ha Paraguay
2010s 13,425 1000 ha 16,650 1000 ha 3,225 1000 ha Paraguay
2020s 13,124 1000 ha 14,707 1000 ha 1,582 1000 ha Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Laos or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at 14,297 1000 ha against 13,036 1000 ha in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Laos and Paraguay?
1,261 1000 ha, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Paraguay?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Laos and Paraguay rank globally for forest land — area?
Laos ranks 54th and Paraguay ranks 51st 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.