Malaysia vs Venezuela: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Malaysia
-60,000 hectares
in 2025
Venezuela
-49,292 hectares
in 2025
Malaysia rank
209th
Venezuela rank
206th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Malaysia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports -49,292 hectares against -60,000 hectares in Malaysia, a difference of 10,708 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Malaysia ahead.
Malaysia ranks 209th and Venezuela ranks 206th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -92,715 hectares | -125,200 hectares | 32,485 hectares | Malaysia |
| 2000s | -76,204 hectares | -88,977 hectares | 12,773 hectares | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 21,862 hectares | -102,340 hectares | 124,201 hectares | Malaysia |
| 2020s | -59,316 hectares | -59,228 hectares | 88.18 hectares | Venezuela |
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, Malaysia or Venezuela?
- Venezuela, at -49,292 hectares against -60,000 hectares in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Malaysia and Venezuela?
- 10,708 hectares, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Venezuela?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Venezuela rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Malaysia ranks 209th 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.