Germany vs Romania: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Germany
4,800 hectares
in 2025
Romania
5,616 hectares
in 2025
Germany rank
38th
Romania rank
37th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Germany
- Romania
How they compare
Romania currently reports 5,616 hectares against 4,800 hectares in Germany, a difference of 816 hectares.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 38th and Romania ranks 37th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Romania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,400 hectares | -500 hectares | 5,900 hectares | Germany |
| 2000s | 5,490 hectares | 13,360 hectares | 7,870 hectares | Romania |
| 2010s | 4,910 hectares | 42,333 hectares | 37,423 hectares | Romania |
| 2020s | 4,800 hectares | 5,616 hectares | 816.35 hectares | Romania |
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, Germany or Romania?
- Romania, at 5,616 hectares against 4,800 hectares in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Germany and Romania?
- 816 hectares, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Romania?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Romania rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Germany ranks 38th and Romania ranks 37th 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.