Which has higher forest area, Central African Republic or Zambia?

Central African Republic, at 450,949 sq. km against 448,743 sq. km in Zambia as of 2025.

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

2,206 sq. km, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Zambia?

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 Zambia: Forest area (sq. km)

Central African Republic

450,949 sq. km

in 2025

Zambia

448,743 sq. km

in 2025

Central African Republic rank

17th

Zambia rank

18th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Central African Republic
Zambia

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 450,949 sq. km against 448,743 sq. km in Zambia, a difference of 2,206 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 17th and Zambia ranks 18th of 214 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	462,774 sq. km	472,509 sq. km	9,734 sq. km	Zambia
2000s	459,275 sq. km	468,929 sq. km	9,654 sq. km	Zambia
2010s	455,661 sq. km	459,584 sq. km	3,923 sq. km	Zambia
2020s	452,112 sq. km	451,172 sq. km	940 sq. km	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Central African Republic or Zambia?: Central African Republic, at 450,949 sq. km against 448,743 sq. km in Zambia as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Central African Republic and Zambia?: 2,206 sq. km, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Zambia?: 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Central African Republic and Zambia rank globally for forest area?: Central African Republic ranks 17th and Zambia ranks 18th 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.