Cote d'Ivoire vs Zambia: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Cote d'Ivoire
-80,822 hectares
in 2025
Zambia
-97,156 hectares
in 2025
Cote d'Ivoire rank
213th
Zambia rank
214th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Cote d'Ivoire
- Zambia
How they compare
Cote d'Ivoire currently reports -80,822 hectares against -97,156 hectares in Zambia, a difference of 16,334 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zambia ahead.
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 213th and Zambia ranks 214th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cote d'Ivoire | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -213,448 hectares | -35,800 hectares | 177,648 hectares | Zambia |
| 2000s | -126,178 hectares | -35,800 hectares | 90,378 hectares | Zambia |
| 2010s | -88,200 hectares | -129,272 hectares | 41,073 hectares | Cote d'Ivoire |
| 2020s | -76,361 hectares | -94,131 hectares | 17,770 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 Zambia?
- Cote d'Ivoire, at -80,822 hectares against -97,156 hectares in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Cote d'Ivoire and Zambia?
- 16,334 hectares, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cote d'Ivoire and Zambia rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Cote d'Ivoire ranks 213th 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.