Australia vs Kenya: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Australia
54,094 hectares
in 2025
Kenya
64,470 hectares
in 2025
Australia rank
10th
Kenya rank
9th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Australia
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 64,470 hectares against 54,094 hectares in Australia, a difference of 10,376 hectares.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kenya ahead.
Australia ranks 10th and Kenya ranks 9th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -166,736 hectares | 7,561 hectares | 174,297 hectares | Kenya |
| 2000s | -172,928 hectares | 6,359 hectares | 179,287 hectares | Kenya |
| 2010s | 178,965 hectares | -32,230 hectares | 211,195 hectares | Australia |
| 2020s | 71,198 hectares | 60,644 hectares | 10,554 hectares | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods, Australia or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 64,470 hectares against 54,094 hectares in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Australia and Kenya?
- 10,376 hectares, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Kenya rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Australia ranks 10th and Kenya ranks 9th 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 Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods. 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.