Laos vs Liberia: Annual change in forest area
Laos
-35,334 hectares
in 2025
Liberia
-40,580 hectares
in 2025
Laos rank
201st
Liberia rank
203rd
Annual change in forest area over time
- Laos
- Liberia
How they compare
Laos currently reports -35,334 hectares against -40,580 hectares in Liberia, a difference of 5,246 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Liberia ahead.
Laos ranks 201st and Liberia ranks 203rd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -34,924 hectares | 0 hectares | 34,924 hectares | Liberia |
| 2000s | -38,543 hectares | -35,008 hectares | 3,535 hectares | Liberia |
| 2010s | -45,549 hectares | -102,783 hectares | 57,234 hectares | Laos |
| 2020s | -34,668 hectares | -50,722 hectares | 16,054 hectares | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Laos or Liberia?
- Laos, at -35,334 hectares against -40,580 hectares in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Laos and Liberia?
- 5,246 hectares, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Liberia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Laos and Liberia rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Laos ranks 201st and Liberia ranks 203rd of 235 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.