Lesotho vs Sweden: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods

Lesotho
0 hectares
in 2025
Sweden
0 hectares
in 2025
Lesotho rank
85th
Sweden rank
85th

Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time

  • Lesotho
  • Sweden
-20.0k-10.0k010.0k199120082025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0 hectares against 0 hectares in Sweden, a difference of 0 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Sweden ahead.

Lesotho ranks 85th and Sweden ranks 85th of 235 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Sweden Difference Ahead
1990s 0 hectares 10,000 hectares 10,000 hectares Sweden
2000s 0 hectares -7,100 hectares 7,100 hectares Lesotho
2010s 0 hectares -13,880 hectares 13,880 hectares Lesotho
2020s 0 hectares -1,533 hectares 1,533 hectares Lesotho

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, Lesotho or Sweden?
Lesotho, at 0 hectares against 0 hectares in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Lesotho and Sweden?
0 hectares, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Sweden?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Lesotho and Sweden rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
Lesotho ranks 85th and Sweden ranks 85th 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

Indicator
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.