United States vs Zambia: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
United States
-72,000 hectares
in 2025
Zambia
-97,156 hectares
in 2025
United States rank
211th
Zambia rank
214th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- United States
- Zambia
How they compare
United States currently reports -72,000 hectares against -97,156 hectares in Zambia, a difference of 25,156 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 211th and Zambia ranks 214th of 235 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 108,600 hectares | -35,800 hectares | 144,400 hectares | United States |
| 2000s | 477,420 hectares | -35,800 hectares | 513,220 hectares | United States |
| 2010s | 122,140 hectares | -129,272 hectares | 251,412 hectares | United States |
| 2020s | -88,000 hectares | -94,131 hectares | 6,131 hectares | United States |
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, United States or Zambia?
- United States, at -72,000 hectares against -97,156 hectares in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between United States and Zambia?
- 25,156 hectares, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Zambia?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do United States and Zambia rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- United States ranks 211th and Zambia ranks 214th 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.