Belarus vs Uruguay: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Belarus
26,470 hectares
in 2025
Uruguay
18,394 hectares
in 2025
Belarus rank
17th
Uruguay rank
20th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Belarus
- Uruguay
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 26,470 hectares against 18,394 hectares in Uruguay, a difference of 8,076 hectares.
That makes Belarus's figure about 1.4 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Belarus ahead.
Belarus ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 20th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belarus averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49,300 hectares | 45,685 hectares | 3,615 hectares | Belarus |
| 2000s | 37,060 hectares | 36,936 hectares | 123.9 hectares | Belarus |
| 2010s | 20,684 hectares | 25,254 hectares | 4,570 hectares | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 29,043 hectares | 18,583 hectares | 10,460 hectares | Belarus |
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, Belarus or Uruguay?
- Belarus, at 26,470 hectares against 18,394 hectares in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Belarus and Uruguay?
- 8,076 hectares, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Uruguay?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Uruguay rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Belarus ranks 17th and Uruguay ranks 20th 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.