Central African Republic vs Liberia: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Central African Republic
-46,523 hectares
in 2025
Liberia
-40,580 hectares
in 2025
Central African Republic rank
205th
Liberia rank
203rd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Central African Republic
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports -40,580 hectares against -46,523 hectares in Central African Republic, a difference of 5,943 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Liberia ahead.
Central African Republic ranks 205th and Liberia ranks 203rd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central African Republic | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -34,992 hectares | 0 hectares | 34,992 hectares | Liberia |
| 2000s | -34,992 hectares | -35,008 hectares | 16.36 hectares | Central African Republic |
| 2010s | -39,605 hectares | -102,783 hectares | 63,178 hectares | Central African Republic |
| 2020s | -46,524 hectares | -50,722 hectares | 4,198 hectares | Central African Republic |
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, Central African Republic or Liberia?
- Liberia, at -40,580 hectares against -46,523 hectares in Central African Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Central African Republic and Liberia?
- 5,943 hectares, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Liberia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Central African Republic and Liberia rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Central African Republic ranks 205th 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.