Moldova vs Namibia: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Moldova
-580 hectares
in 2025
Namibia
-644.04 hectares
in 2025
Moldova rank
162nd
Namibia rank
163rd
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Moldova
- Namibia
How they compare
Moldova currently reports -580 hectares against -644.04 hectares in Namibia, a difference of 64.04 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Moldova ahead.
Moldova ranks 162nd and Namibia ranks 163rd of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Moldova averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Moldova | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,900 hectares | -71,009 hectares | 72,909 hectares | Moldova |
| 2000s | 2,899 hectares | -7,681 hectares | 10,580 hectares | Moldova |
| 2010s | 435 hectares | -644.87 hectares | 1,080 hectares | Moldova |
| 2020s | -923.34 hectares | -644.37 hectares | 278.97 hectares | Namibia |
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, Moldova or Namibia?
- Moldova, at -580 hectares against -644.04 hectares in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Moldova and Namibia?
- 64.04 hectares, with Moldova ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Moldova and Namibia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Moldova and Namibia rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Moldova ranks 162nd and Namibia ranks 163rd 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.