Sao Tome and Principe vs Saint Lucia: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Sao Tome and Principe
26 hectares
in 2025
Saint Lucia
50 hectares
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe rank
77th
Saint Lucia rank
74th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saint Lucia
How they compare
Saint Lucia currently reports 50 hectares against 26 hectares in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 24 hectares.
That makes Saint Lucia's figure about 1.9 times Sao Tome and Principe's.
Across all 35 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 77th and Saint Lucia ranks 74th of 235 countries.
Saint Lucia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Saint Lucia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -53 hectares | 200 hectares | 253 hectares | Saint Lucia |
| 2000s | -53.9 hectares | 200 hectares | 253.9 hectares | Saint Lucia |
| 2010s | -292.8 hectares | 162.4 hectares | 455.2 hectares | Saint Lucia |
| 2020s | 25.67 hectares | 59.33 hectares | 33.67 hectares | Saint Lucia |
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, Sao Tome and Principe or Saint Lucia?
- Saint Lucia, at 50 hectares against 26 hectares in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Sao Tome and Principe and Saint Lucia?
- 24 hectares, with Saint Lucia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Saint Lucia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Saint Lucia rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 77th and Saint Lucia ranks 74th 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.