Laos vs Zimbabwe: Share of global forest area
Laos
0.3%
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0.3%
in 2025
Laos rank
46th
Zimbabwe rank
45th
Share of global forest area over time
- Laos
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.3% against 0.3% in Laos, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Laos's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.
Laos ranks 46th and Zimbabwe ranks 45th of 235 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.4% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.0% | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global forest area, Laos or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.3% against 0.3% in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of global forest area between Laos and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0%, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Zimbabwe?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Zimbabwe rank globally for share of global forest area?
- Laos ranks 46th and Zimbabwe ranks 45th of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global forest area represents the proportion of a country's forest area relative to the total global forest area.