Bolivia (Plurinational State of) vs Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of): Forest area

Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
502,063 sq. km
in 2023
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
460,729 sq. km
in 2023
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) rank
15th
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank
16th

Forest area over time

  • Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
  • Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
0200.0k400.0k600.0k199020062023

How they compare

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) currently reports 502,063 sq. km against 460,729 sq. km in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of), a difference of 41,334 sq. km.

That makes Bolivia (Plurinational State of)'s figure about 1.1 times Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)'s.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Bolivia (Plurinational State of) has been ahead every year.

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 15th and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 16th of 215 countries.

Bolivia (Plurinational State of) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Difference Ahead
1990s 565,882 sq. km 507,322 sq. km 58,560 sq. km Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2000s 541,945 sq. km 484,103 sq. km 57,842 sq. km Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2010s 520,870 sq. km 468,145 sq. km 52,724 sq. km Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
2020s 505,193 sq. km 461,510 sq. km 43,683 sq. km Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Bolivia (Plurinational State of) or Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
Bolivia (Plurinational State of), at 502,063 sq. km against 460,729 sq. km in Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
41,334 sq. km, with Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Bolivia (Plurinational State of) and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) rank globally for forest area?
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 15th and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) ranks 16th of 215 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

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.