Which has higher forest area, Nicaragua or Pakistan?

Pakistan, at 31,925 sq. km against 31,075 sq. km in Nicaragua as of 2025.

What is the difference in forest area between Nicaragua and Pakistan?

850 sq. km, with Pakistan ahead.

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

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.

Nicaragua vs Pakistan: Forest area (sq. km)

Nicaragua

31,075 sq. km

in 2023

Pakistan

31,925 sq. km

in 2025

Nicaragua rank

91st

Pakistan rank

89th

Forest area (sq. km) over time

Nicaragua
Pakistan

How they compare

Pakistan currently reports 31,925 sq. km against 31,075 sq. km in Nicaragua, a difference of 850 sq. km.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nicaragua ahead.

Nicaragua ranks 91st and Pakistan ranks 89th of 214 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nicaragua	Pakistan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	66,520 sq. km	33,962 sq. km	32,558 sq. km	Nicaragua
2000s	56,588 sq. km	32,485 sq. km	24,103 sq. km	Nicaragua
2010s	50,130 sq. km	30,852 sq. km	19,278 sq. km	Nicaragua
2020s	44,288 sq. km	31,197 sq. km	13,091 sq. km	Nicaragua

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher forest area, Nicaragua or Pakistan?: Pakistan, at 31,925 sq. km against 31,075 sq. km in Nicaragua as of 2025.
What is the difference in forest area between Nicaragua and Pakistan?: 850 sq. km, with Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Pakistan?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Nicaragua and Pakistan rank globally for forest area?: Nicaragua ranks 91st and Pakistan ranks 89th 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.