Benin vs Liberia: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Benin
-37,382 hectares
in 2025
Liberia
-40,580 hectares
in 2025
Benin rank
202nd
Liberia rank
203rd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Benin
- Liberia
How they compare
Benin currently reports -37,382 hectares against -40,580 hectares in Liberia, a difference of 3,198 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Liberia ahead.
Benin ranks 202nd and Liberia ranks 203rd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Benin averaged higher in 1 and Liberia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -130,585 hectares | 0 hectares | 130,585 hectares | Liberia |
| 2000s | -139,963 hectares | -35,008 hectares | 104,955 hectares | Liberia |
| 2010s | -104,766 hectares | -102,783 hectares | 1,984 hectares | Liberia |
| 2020s | -37,382 hectares | -50,722 hectares | 13,340 hectares | Benin |
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, Benin or Liberia?
- Benin, at -37,382 hectares against -40,580 hectares in Liberia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Benin and Liberia?
- 3,198 hectares, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Liberia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Liberia rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Benin ranks 202nd and Liberia ranks 203rd 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.