Namibia vs Western Sahara: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Namibia
-644.04 hectares
in 2025
Western Sahara
-798.01 hectares
in 2025
Namibia rank
163rd
Western Sahara rank
166th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Namibia
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Namibia currently reports -644.04 hectares against -798.01 hectares in Western Sahara, a difference of 153.97 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Western Sahara ahead.
Namibia ranks 163rd and Western Sahara ranks 166th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Western Sahara in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -71,009 hectares | -6,591 hectares | 64,418 hectares | Western Sahara |
| 2000s | -7,681 hectares | -867 hectares | 6,814 hectares | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | -644.87 hectares | -299.3 hectares | 345.57 hectares | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | -644.37 hectares | -874.68 hectares | 230.31 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, Namibia or Western Sahara?
- Namibia, at -644.04 hectares against -798.01 hectares in Western Sahara as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Namibia and Western Sahara?
- 153.97 hectares, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Western Sahara?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Western Sahara rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Namibia ranks 163rd and Western Sahara ranks 166th 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.