East Timor vs Western Sahara: Annual change forest area

East Timor
-848
in 2025
Western Sahara
-798.01
in 2025
East Timor rank
167th
Western Sahara rank
166th

Annual change forest area over time

  • East Timor
  • Western Sahara
-6.0k-4.0k-2.0k0199120082025

How they compare

Western Sahara currently reports -798.01 against -848 in East Timor, a difference of 49.99.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was East Timor ahead.

East Timor ranks 167th and Western Sahara ranks 166th of 235 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, East Timor averaged higher in 1 and Western Sahara in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Timor Western Sahara Difference Ahead
1990s -1,400 -6,591 5,191 East Timor
2000s -1,400 -867 533 Western Sahara
2010s -1,400 -299.3 1,101 Western Sahara
2020s -940 -874.68 65.32 Western Sahara

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher annual change forest area, East Timor or Western Sahara?
Western Sahara, at -798.01 against -848 in East Timor as of 2025.
What is the difference in annual change forest area between East Timor and Western Sahara?
49.99, with Western Sahara ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Western Sahara?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do East Timor and Western Sahara rank globally for annual change forest area?
East Timor ranks 167th and Western Sahara ranks 166th of 235 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Annual change forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Annual change forest area
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed