Venezuela vs Zimbabwe: Annual change in forest area
Venezuela
-49,292 hectares
in 2025
Zimbabwe
-53,000 hectares
in 2025
Venezuela rank
206th
Zimbabwe rank
208th
Annual change in forest area over time
- Venezuela
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports -49,292 hectares against -53,000 hectares in Zimbabwe, a difference of 3,708 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Venezuela ranks 206th and Zimbabwe ranks 208th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Venezuela averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Venezuela | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -125,200 hectares | -105,719 hectares | 19,481 hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | -88,977 hectares | -105,719 hectares | 16,742 hectares | Venezuela |
| 2010s | -102,340 hectares | -62,138 hectares | 40,202 hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | -59,228 hectares | -53,222 hectares | 6,006 hectares | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in forest area, Venezuela or Zimbabwe?
- Venezuela, at -49,292 hectares against -53,000 hectares in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in forest area between Venezuela and Zimbabwe?
- 3,708 hectares, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Venezuela and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Venezuela and Zimbabwe rank globally for annual change in forest area?
- Venezuela ranks 206th 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.