Paraguay vs Sub-Saharan Africa: Forest area (sq. km), per capita

Paraguay
0.0223 sq. km per person
in 2023
Sub-Saharan Africa
0.0049 sq. km per person
in 2023
Paraguay rank
21st
Sub-Saharan Africa rank
19th

Forest area (sq. km), per capita over time

  • Paraguay
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
00.020.040.06199020062023

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports 0.0223 sq. km per person against 0.0049 sq. km per person in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 0.0174 sq. km per person.

That makes Paraguay's figure about 4.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.

Paraguay ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Paraguay Sub-Saharan Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0543 sq. km per person 0.0117 sq. km per person 0.0426 sq. km per person Paraguay
2000s 0.0398 sq. km per person 0.0086 sq. km per person 0.0312 sq. km per person Paraguay
2010s 0.0293 sq. km per person 0.0064 sq. km per person 0.0229 sq. km per person Paraguay
2020s 0.0233 sq. km per person 0.0051 sq. km per person 0.0182 sq. km per person Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area (sq. km), per capita, Paraguay or Sub-Saharan Africa?
Paraguay, at 0.0223 sq. km per person against 0.0049 sq. km per person in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area (sq. km), per capita between Paraguay and Sub-Saharan Africa?
0.0174 sq. km per person, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Paraguay and Sub-Saharan Africa?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Paraguay and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for forest area (sq. km), per capita?
Paraguay ranks 21st and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 19th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Forest area (sq. km), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Forest area (sq. km), per capita
Unit
sq. km per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
262 places, 8,671 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Forest area (sq. km) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.