United States vs Zimbabwe: Annual change in forest area
United States
-72,000 hectares
in 2025
Zimbabwe
-53,000 hectares
in 2025
United States rank
211th
Zimbabwe rank
208th
Annual change in forest area over time
- United States
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports -53,000 hectares against -72,000 hectares in United States, a difference of 19,000 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 211th and Zimbabwe ranks 208th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 108,600 hectares | -105,719 hectares | 214,319 hectares | United States |
| 2000s | 477,420 hectares | -105,719 hectares | 583,139 hectares | United States |
| 2010s | 122,140 hectares | -62,138 hectares | 184,278 hectares | United States |
| 2020s | -88,000 hectares | -53,222 hectares | 34,778 hectares | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, United States or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at -53,000 hectares against -72,000 hectares in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between United States and Zimbabwe?
- 19,000 hectares, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do United States and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- United States ranks 211th and Zimbabwe ranks 208th 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.