Which has higher forest area, Burkina Faso or Nicaragua?

Burkina Faso, at 32,370 sq. km against 31,075 sq. km in Nicaragua as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Burkina Faso and Nicaragua?

1,295 sq. km, with Burkina Faso ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nicaragua?

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.

Burkina Faso vs Nicaragua: Forest area (sq. km)

Burkina Faso

32,370 sq. km

in 2025

Nicaragua

31,075 sq. km

in 2023

Burkina Faso rank

88th

Nicaragua rank

91st

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Burkina Faso
Nicaragua

How they compare

Burkina Faso currently reports 32,370 sq. km against 31,075 sq. km in Nicaragua, a difference of 1,295 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Burkina Faso ahead.

Burkina Faso ranks 88th and Nicaragua ranks 91st of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 2 and Nicaragua in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burkina Faso	Nicaragua	Difference	Ahead
1990s	74,346 sq. km	66,520 sq. km	7,826 sq. km	Burkina Faso
2000s	57,736 sq. km	56,588 sq. km	1,148 sq. km	Burkina Faso
2010s	44,955 sq. km	50,130 sq. km	5,175 sq. km	Nicaragua
2020s	36,565 sq. km	44,288 sq. km	7,723 sq. km	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Burkina Faso or Nicaragua?: Burkina Faso, at 32,370 sq. km against 31,075 sq. km in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Burkina Faso and Nicaragua?: 1,295 sq. km, with Burkina Faso ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Nicaragua?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Burkina Faso and Nicaragua rank globally for forest area?: Burkina Faso ranks 88th and Nicaragua ranks 91st 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.