Cyprus vs Seychelles: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Cyprus
-168 hectares
in 2025
Seychelles
-218 hectares
in 2025
Cyprus rank
157th
Seychelles rank
158th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Cyprus
- Seychelles
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports -168 hectares against -218 hectares in Seychelles, a difference of 50 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Cyprus has been ahead every year.
Cyprus ranks 157th and Seychelles ranks 158th of 235 countries.
Cyprus has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,050 hectares | -217 hectares | 1,267 hectares | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 215.7 hectares | -217 hectares | 432.7 hectares | Cyprus |
| 2010s | -14.3 hectares | -217.9 hectares | 203.6 hectares | Cyprus |
| 2020s | -145.67 hectares | -218 hectares | 72.33 hectares | Cyprus |
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, Cyprus or Seychelles?
- Cyprus, at -168 hectares against -218 hectares in Seychelles as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Cyprus and Seychelles?
- 50 hectares, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Seychelles?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Seychelles rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Cyprus ranks 157th and Seychelles ranks 158th 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.