Bangladesh vs Western Sahara: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Bangladesh
-987.99 hectares
in 2025
Western Sahara
-798.01 hectares
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
168th
Western Sahara rank
166th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Bangladesh
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports -798.01 hectares against -987.99 hectares in Bangladesh, a difference of 189.98 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 168th and Western Sahara ranks 166th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Western Sahara in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -6,498 hectares | -6,591 hectares | 92.99 hectares | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | -3,538 hectares | -867 hectares | 2,671 hectares | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | -1,210 hectares | -299.3 hectares | 910.8 hectares | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | -987.99 hectares | -874.68 hectares | 113.32 hectares | Western Sahara |
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, Bangladesh or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at -798.01 hectares against -987.99 hectares in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Bangladesh and Western Sahara?
- 189.98 hectares, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Western Sahara?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Western Sahara rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Bangladesh ranks 168th and Western Sahara ranks 166th 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.