Southern Asia vs United Republic of Tanzania: Forest land — Area

Southern Asia
100,831 1000 ha
in 2025
United Republic of Tanzania
43,400 1000 ha
in 2025
Southern Asia rank
19th
United Republic of Tanzania rank
8th

Forest land — Area over time

  • Southern Asia
  • United Republic of Tanzania
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k199020072025

How they compare

Southern Asia currently reports 100,831 1000 ha against 43,400 1000 ha in United Republic of Tanzania, a difference of 57,431 1000 ha.

That makes Southern Asia's figure about 2.3 times United Republic of Tanzania's.

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

Southern Asia ranks 19th and United Republic of Tanzania ranks 8th of 31 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Southern Asia United Republic of Tanzania Difference Ahead
1990s 93,581 1000 ha 56,352 1000 ha 37,229 1000 ha Southern Asia
2000s 96,406 1000 ha 52,322 1000 ha 44,084 1000 ha Southern Asia
2010s 98,607 1000 ha 48,226 1000 ha 50,382 1000 ha Southern Asia
2020s 100,558 1000 ha 44,572 1000 ha 55,986 1000 ha Southern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest land — area, Southern Asia or United Republic of Tanzania?
Southern Asia, at 100,831 1000 ha against 43,400 1000 ha in United Republic of Tanzania as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest land — area between Southern Asia and United Republic of Tanzania?
57,431 1000 ha, with Southern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Asia and United Republic of Tanzania?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Southern Asia and United Republic of Tanzania rank globally for forest land — area?
Southern Asia ranks 19th 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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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.