Gambia vs Puerto Rico: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Gambia
-6,534 hectares
in 2025
Puerto Rico
-5,210 hectares
in 2025
Gambia rank
186th
Puerto Rico rank
184th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Gambia
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports -5,210 hectares against -6,534 hectares in Gambia, a difference of 1,324 hectares.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Gambia ranks 186th and Puerto Rico ranks 184th of 235 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -5,686 hectares | 12,532 hectares | 18,218 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | -5,777 hectares | 6,860 hectares | 12,637 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | -5,786 hectares | -1,790 hectares | 3,996 hectares | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | -6,409 hectares | -5,211 hectares | 1,199 hectares | Puerto Rico |
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, Gambia or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at -5,210 hectares against -6,534 hectares in Gambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Gambia and Puerto Rico?
- 1,324 hectares, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Puerto Rico?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Gambia and Puerto Rico rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Gambia ranks 186th and Puerto Rico ranks 184th 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.