Cote d'Ivoire vs United States: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Cote d'Ivoire
-80,822 hectares
in 2025
United States
-72,000 hectares
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire rank
213th
United States rank
211th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports -72,000 hectares against -80,822 hectares in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 8,822 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United States ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 213th and United States ranks 211th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -213,448 hectares | 108,600 hectares | 322,048 hectares | United States |
| 2000s | -126,178 hectares | 477,420 hectares | 603,598 hectares | United States |
| 2010s | -88,200 hectares | 122,140 hectares | 210,340 hectares | United States |
| 2020s | -76,361 hectares | -88,000 hectares | 11,639 hectares | Cote d'Ivoire |
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, Cote d'Ivoire or United States?
- United States, at -72,000 hectares against -80,822 hectares in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Cote d'Ivoire and United States?
- 8,822 hectares, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and United States?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and United States rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 213th and United States ranks 211th 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.