Belize vs Bhutan: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Belize
-7,532 hectares
in 2025
Bhutan
-8,484 hectares
in 2025
Belize rank
189th
Bhutan rank
192nd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Belize
- Bhutan
How they compare
Belize currently reports -7,532 hectares against -8,484 hectares in Bhutan, a difference of 952 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Bhutan ahead.
Belize ranks 189th and Bhutan ranks 192nd of 235 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -7,590 hectares | 9,928 hectares | 17,518 hectares | Bhutan |
| 2000s | -7,590 hectares | 9,929 hectares | 17,519 hectares | Bhutan |
| 2010s | -7,538 hectares | 2,140 hectares | 9,678 hectares | Bhutan |
| 2020s | -7,532 hectares | -7,004 hectares | 528 hectares | Bhutan |
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, Belize or Bhutan?
- Belize, at -7,532 hectares against -8,484 hectares in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Belize and Bhutan?
- 952 hectares, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Bhutan?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Bhutan rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Belize ranks 189th and Bhutan ranks 192nd 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.