Liberia vs Venezuela: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Liberia
-40,580 hectares
in 2025
Venezuela
-49,292 hectares
in 2025
Liberia rank
203rd
Venezuela rank
206th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Liberia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Liberia currently reports -40,580 hectares against -49,292 hectares in Venezuela, a difference of 8,712 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Liberia ahead.
Liberia ranks 203rd and Venezuela ranks 206th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Liberia averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Liberia | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 hectares | -125,200 hectares | 125,200 hectares | Liberia |
| 2000s | -35,008 hectares | -88,977 hectares | 53,969 hectares | Liberia |
| 2010s | -102,783 hectares | -102,340 hectares | 443.13 hectares | Venezuela |
| 2020s | -50,722 hectares | -59,228 hectares | 8,506 hectares | Liberia |
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, Liberia or Venezuela?
- Liberia, at -40,580 hectares against -49,292 hectares in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Liberia and Venezuela?
- 8,712 hectares, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Venezuela?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Liberia and Venezuela rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Liberia ranks 203rd and Venezuela ranks 206th 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.