Ireland vs Latvia: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Ireland
7,906 hectares
in 2025
Latvia
6,566 hectares
in 2025
Ireland rank
31st
Latvia rank
33rd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Ireland
- Latvia
How they compare
Ireland currently reports 7,906 hectares against 6,566 hectares in Latvia, a difference of 1,340 hectares.
That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Latvia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Ireland ahead.
Ireland ranks 31st and Latvia ranks 33rd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 3 and Latvia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ireland | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16,872 hectares | 6,800 hectares | 10,072 hectares | Ireland |
| 2000s | 9,789 hectares | 12,481 hectares | 2,692 hectares | Latvia |
| 2010s | 7,421 hectares | 6,802 hectares | 619.22 hectares | Ireland |
| 2020s | 7,877 hectares | 6,655 hectares | 1,221 hectares | Ireland |
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, Ireland or Latvia?
- Ireland, at 7,906 hectares against 6,566 hectares in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Ireland and Latvia?
- 1,340 hectares, with Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Latvia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Ireland and Latvia rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Ireland ranks 31st and Latvia ranks 33rd 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.