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
-120.0k-100.0k-80.0k-60.0k-40.0k199120082025

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

Indicator
Annual change in forest area
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.