Burkina Faso vs Zambia: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Burkina Faso
-119,860 hectares
in 2025
Zambia
-97,156 hectares
in 2025
Burkina Faso rank
217th
Zambia rank
214th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Burkina Faso
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports -97,156 hectares against -119,860 hectares in Burkina Faso, a difference of 22,704 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zambia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 217th and Zambia ranks 214th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -192,114 hectares | -35,800 hectares | 156,314 hectares | Zambia |
| 2000s | -140,090 hectares | -35,800 hectares | 104,290 hectares | Zambia |
| 2010s | -121,305 hectares | -129,272 hectares | 7,967 hectares | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | -119,860 hectares | -94,131 hectares | 25,729 hectares | Zambia |
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, Burkina Faso or Zambia?
- Zambia, at -97,156 hectares against -119,860 hectares in Burkina Faso as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 22,704 hectares, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Burkina Faso and Zambia rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Burkina Faso ranks 217th and Zambia ranks 214th 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.