What is the difference in forest area between Central African Republic and Venezuela?

19,933 sq. km, with Venezuela ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic 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.

Central African Republic vs Venezuela: Forest area (sq. km)

Central African Republic

450,949 sq. km

in 2025

Venezuela

470,882 sq. km

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

17th

Venezuela rank

15th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Central African Republic
Venezuela

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 470,882 sq. km against 450,949 sq. km in Central African Republic, a difference of 19,933 sq. km.

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

Central African Republic ranks 17th and Venezuela ranks 15th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Venezuela	Difference	Ahead
1990s	462,774 sq. km	499,202 sq. km	36,428 sq. km	Venezuela
2000s	459,275 sq. km	488,493 sq. km	29,218 sq. km	Venezuela
2010s	455,661 sq. km	479,212 sq. km	23,551 sq. km	Venezuela
2020s	452,112 sq. km	472,114 sq. km	20,003 sq. km	Venezuela

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Central African Republic or Venezuela?: Venezuela, at 470,882 sq. km against 450,949 sq. km in Central African Republic as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Central African Republic and Venezuela?: 19,933 sq. km, with Venezuela ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Venezuela?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Venezuela rank globally for forest area?: Central African Republic ranks 17th 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.