Which has higher forest area, East Asia & Pacific or Zambia?

East Asia & Pacific, at 6.66 million sq. km against 448,743 sq. km in Zambia as of 2023.

What is the difference in forest area between East Asia & Pacific and Zambia?

6.22 million sq. km, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Zambia?

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Zambia: Forest area (sq. km)

East Asia & Pacific

6.66 million sq. km

in 2023

Zambia

448,743 sq. km

in 2025

East Asia & Pacific rank

17th

Zambia rank

18th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

East Asia & Pacific
Zambia

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 6.66 million sq. km against 448,743 sq. km in Zambia, a difference of 6.22 million sq. km.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 14.9 times Zambia's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 17th and Zambia ranks 18th of 47 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	6.38 million sq. km	472,509 sq. km	5.91 million sq. km	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	6.43 million sq. km	468,929 sq. km	5.96 million sq. km	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	6.58 million sq. km	459,584 sq. km	6.12 million sq. km	East Asia & Pacific
2020s	6.65 million sq. km	452,144 sq. km	6.20 million sq. km	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, East Asia & Pacific or Zambia?: East Asia & Pacific, at 6.66 million sq. km against 448,743 sq. km in Zambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in forest area between East Asia & Pacific and Zambia?: 6.22 million sq. km, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Zambia?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Zambia rank globally for forest area?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 17th and Zambia ranks 18th of 47 groups.
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.