Belgium vs Botswana: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Belgium
0 hectares
in 2025
Botswana
0 hectares
in 2025
Belgium rank
85th
Botswana rank
85th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Belgium
- Botswana
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0 hectares against 0 hectares in Botswana, a difference of 0 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Botswana ahead.
Belgium ranks 85th and Botswana ranks 85th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Botswana in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Botswana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1,010 hectares | 0 hectares | 1,010 hectares | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1,930 hectares | 0 hectares | 1,930 hectares | Belgium |
| 2010s | -1,334 hectares | 183.98 hectares | 1,518 hectares | Botswana |
| 2020s | -626 hectares | 76.66 hectares | 702.66 hectares | Botswana |
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, Belgium or Botswana?
- Belgium, at 0 hectares against 0 hectares in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Belgium and Botswana?
- 0 hectares, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Botswana?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Botswana rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Belgium ranks 85th and Botswana ranks 85th 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.