India vs South Africa: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
India
86,000 hectares
in 2025
South Africa
87,566 hectares
in 2025
India rank
6th
South Africa rank
5th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- India
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 87,566 hectares against 86,000 hectares in India, a difference of 1,566 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was India ahead.
India ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 5th of 235 countries.
India has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 365,300 hectares | 87,568 hectares | 277,732 hectares | India |
| 2000s | 207,980 hectares | 87,568 hectares | 120,412 hectares | India |
| 2010s | 270,730 hectares | 87,567 hectares | 183,163 hectares | India |
| 2020s | 121,033 hectares | 87,566 hectares | 33,467 hectares | India |
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, India or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 87,566 hectares against 86,000 hectares in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between India and South Africa?
- 1,566 hectares, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do India and South Africa rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- India ranks 6th and South Africa ranks 5th 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.