Morocco vs Netherlands: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Morocco
313.96 hectares
in 2025
Netherlands
450 hectares
in 2025
Morocco rank
63rd
Netherlands rank
61st
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Morocco
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 450 hectares against 313.96 hectares in Morocco, a difference of 136.04 hectares.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.4 times Morocco's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Netherlands ahead.
Morocco ranks 63rd and Netherlands ranks 61st of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Morocco averaged higher in 1 and Netherlands in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Morocco | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -232.03 hectares | 1,417 hectares | 1,649 hectares | Netherlands |
| 2000s | -290.48 hectares | 1,400 hectares | 1,690 hectares | Netherlands |
| 2010s | -300.12 hectares | -545.2 hectares | 245.08 hectares | Morocco |
| 2020s | 390.64 hectares | 450 hectares | 59.36 hectares | Netherlands |
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, Morocco or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 450 hectares against 313.96 hectares in Morocco as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Morocco and Netherlands?
- 136.04 hectares, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Morocco and Netherlands?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Morocco and Netherlands rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Morocco ranks 63rd and Netherlands ranks 61st 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.