Benin vs Uganda: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Benin
-37,382 hectares
in 2025
Uganda
-28,098 hectares
in 2025
Benin rank
202nd
Uganda rank
199th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Benin
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports -28,098 hectares against -37,382 hectares in Benin, a difference of 9,284 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 202nd and Uganda ranks 199th of 235 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -130,585 hectares | -114,719 hectares | 15,866 hectares | Uganda |
| 2000s | -139,963 hectares | -56,604 hectares | 83,359 hectares | Uganda |
| 2010s | -104,766 hectares | -41,326 hectares | 63,440 hectares | Uganda |
| 2020s | -37,382 hectares | -28,098 hectares | 9,284 hectares | Uganda |
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 Uganda?
- Uganda, at -28,098 hectares against -37,382 hectares in Benin as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Benin and Uganda?
- 9,284 hectares, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Uganda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Benin and Uganda rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Benin ranks 202nd and Uganda ranks 199th 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.