Which has higher forest area, Bolivia or Venezuela?

Bolivia, at 543,703 sq. km against 470,882 sq. km in Venezuela as of 2025.

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

72,821 sq. km, with Bolivia ahead.

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

36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

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 Venezuela: Forest area (sq. km)

Bolivia

543,703 sq. km

in 2025

Venezuela

470,882 sq. km

in 2025

Bolivia rank

14th

Venezuela rank

15th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Bolivia
Venezuela

How they compare

Bolivia currently reports 543,703 sq. km against 470,882 sq. km in Venezuela, a difference of 72,821 sq. km.

That makes Bolivia's figure about 1.2 times Venezuela's.

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

Bolivia ranks 14th and Venezuela ranks 15th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bolivia	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1990s	605,645 sq. km	499,202 sq. km	106,443 sq. km	Bolivia
2000s	583,722 sq. km	488,493 sq. km	95,229 sq. km	Bolivia
2010s	567,073 sq. km	479,212 sq. km	87,862 sq. km	Bolivia
2020s	549,697 sq. km	472,114 sq. km	77,582 sq. km	Bolivia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Bolivia or Venezuela?: Bolivia, at 543,703 sq. km against 470,882 sq. km in Venezuela as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Bolivia and Venezuela?: 72,821 sq. km, with Bolivia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia and Venezuela?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Bolivia and Venezuela rank globally for forest area?: Bolivia ranks 14th and Venezuela ranks 15th 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: 262 places, 9,089 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 15 October 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.