Ethiopia vs Guinea-Bissau: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Ethiopia
-3,920 hectares
in 2025
Guinea-Bissau
-4,238 hectares
in 2025
Ethiopia rank
178th
Guinea-Bissau rank
180th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Ethiopia
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports -3,920 hectares against -4,238 hectares in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 318 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 178th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -72,810 hectares | -5,027 hectares | 67,783 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | -72,801 hectares | -4,459 hectares | 68,342 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | -38,360 hectares | -4,254 hectares | 34,106 hectares | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | -3,917 hectares | -4,238 hectares | 321.39 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, Ethiopia or Guinea-Bissau?
- Ethiopia, at -3,920 hectares against -4,238 hectares in Guinea-Bissau as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 318 hectares, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Ethiopia ranks 178th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 180th 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.