Canada vs Senegal: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Canada
-9,819 hectares
in 2025
Senegal
-15,540 hectares
in 2025
Canada rank
193rd
Senegal rank
195th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Canada
- Senegal
How they compare
Canada currently reports -9,819 hectares against -15,540 hectares in Senegal, a difference of 5,721 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Senegal ahead.
Canada ranks 193rd and Senegal ranks 195th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -47,225 hectares | -15,545 hectares | 31,680 hectares | Senegal |
| 2000s | 456,623 hectares | -15,545 hectares | 472,168 hectares | Canada |
| 2010s | 377,468 hectares | -15,544 hectares | 393,012 hectares | Canada |
| 2020s | 20,945 hectares | -15,541 hectares | 36,485 hectares | Canada |
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, Canada or Senegal?
- Canada, at -9,819 hectares against -15,540 hectares in Senegal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Canada and Senegal?
- 5,721 hectares, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Senegal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Senegal rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Canada ranks 193rd and Senegal ranks 195th 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.