East Timor vs Western Sahara: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
East Timor
-848 hectares
in 2025
Western Sahara
-798.01 hectares
in 2025
East Timor rank
167th
Western Sahara rank
166th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- East Timor
- Western Sahara
How they compare
Western Sahara currently reports -798.01 hectares against -848 hectares in East Timor, a difference of 49.99 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was East Timor ahead.
East Timor ranks 167th and Western Sahara ranks 166th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, East Timor averaged higher in 1 and Western Sahara in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Timor | Western Sahara | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1,400 hectares | -6,591 hectares | 5,191 hectares | East Timor |
| 2000s | -1,400 hectares | -867 hectares | 533 hectares | Western Sahara |
| 2010s | -1,400 hectares | -299.3 hectares | 1,101 hectares | Western Sahara |
| 2020s | -940 hectares | -874.68 hectares | 65.32 hectares | Western Sahara |
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, East Timor or Western Sahara?
- Western Sahara, at -798.01 hectares against -848 hectares in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between East Timor and Western Sahara?
- 49.99 hectares, with Western Sahara ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Timor and Western Sahara?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do East Timor and Western Sahara rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- East Timor ranks 167th 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.