Kazakhstan vs Rwanda: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Kazakhstan
13,900 hectares
in 2025
Rwanda
14,560 hectares
in 2025
Kazakhstan rank
24th
Rwanda rank
22nd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Kazakhstan
- Rwanda
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 14,560 hectares against 13,900 hectares in Kazakhstan, a difference of 660 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 24th and Rwanda ranks 22nd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -531.01 hectares | -2,762 hectares | 2,231 hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 2000s | -6,781 hectares | 354.7 hectares | 7,135 hectares | Rwanda |
| 2010s | 33,284 hectares | 13,173 hectares | 20,111 hectares | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 16,335 hectares | 14,560 hectares | 1,775 hectares | Kazakhstan |
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, Kazakhstan or Rwanda?
- Rwanda, at 14,560 hectares against 13,900 hectares in Kazakhstan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Kazakhstan and Rwanda?
- 660 hectares, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Rwanda?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Kazakhstan and Rwanda rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Kazakhstan ranks 24th and Rwanda ranks 22nd 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.