Chile vs Ethiopia: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Chile
-4,884 hectares
in 2025
Ethiopia
-3,920 hectares
in 2025
Chile rank
181st
Ethiopia rank
178th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Chile
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports -3,920 hectares against -4,884 hectares in Chile, a difference of 964 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 181st and Ethiopia ranks 178th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61,364 hectares | -72,810 hectares | 134,174 hectares | Chile |
| 2000s | 61,363 hectares | -72,801 hectares | 134,164 hectares | Chile |
| 2010s | 21,562 hectares | -38,360 hectares | 59,922 hectares | Chile |
| 2020s | -5,096 hectares | -3,917 hectares | 1,179 hectares | Ethiopia |
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, Chile or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at -3,920 hectares against -4,884 hectares in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Chile and Ethiopia?
- 964 hectares, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Ethiopia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Ethiopia rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Chile ranks 181st and Ethiopia ranks 178th 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.