Which has higher forest area, Bolivia or Tanzania?

Bolivia, at 502,063 sq. km against 443,380 sq. km in Tanzania as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between Bolivia and Tanzania?

58,683 sq. km, with Bolivia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Tanzania?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bolivia vs Tanzania: Forest area

Bolivia

502,063 sq. km

in 2023

Tanzania

443,380 sq. km

in 2023

Bolivia rank

14th

Tanzania rank

16th

Forest area over time

Bolivia
Tanzania

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 502,063 sq. km against 443,380 sq. km in Tanzania, a difference of 58,683 sq. km.

That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

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

Bolivia ranks 14th and Tanzania ranks 16th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
1990s	565,882 sq. km	557,160 sq. km	8,722 sq. km	Bolivia
2000s	541,945 sq. km	519,960 sq. km	21,985 sq. km	Bolivia
2010s	520,870 sq. km	481,790 sq. km	39,080 sq. km	Bolivia
2020s	505,193 sq. km	450,415 sq. km	54,778 sq. km	Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Bolivia or Tanzania?: Bolivia, at 502,063 sq. km against 443,380 sq. km in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Bolivia and Tanzania?: 58,683 sq. km, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Tanzania?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bolivia and Tanzania rank globally for forest area?: Bolivia ranks 14th and Tanzania ranks 16th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), published as Forest area (sq. km). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Forest area (sq. km)
Unit: sq. km
Source: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 261 places, 8,639 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.