Russia vs South Africa: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Russia
839,550 hectares
in 2025
South Africa
87,566 hectares
in 2025
Russia rank
2nd
South Africa rank
5th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Russia
- South Africa
How they compare
Russia currently reports 839,550 hectares against 87,566 hectares in South Africa, a difference of 751,984 hectares.
That makes Russia's figure about 9.6 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Africa ahead.
Russia ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 5th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80,406 hectares | 87,568 hectares | 7,162 hectares | South Africa |
| 2000s | 823,131 hectares | 87,568 hectares | 735,563 hectares | Russia |
| 2010s | 679,071 hectares | 87,567 hectares | 591,503 hectares | Russia |
| 2020s | 873,825 hectares | 87,566 hectares | 786,259 hectares | Russia |
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, Russia or South Africa?
- Russia, at 839,550 hectares against 87,566 hectares in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Russia and South Africa?
- 751,984 hectares, with Russia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and South Africa?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Russia and South Africa rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Russia ranks 2nd and South Africa ranks 5th 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.