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