Venezuela vs Zimbabwe: Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported
Venezuela
-49,292 hectares
in 2025
Zimbabwe
-53,000 hectares
in 2025
Venezuela rank
206th
Zimbabwe rank
208th
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported over time
- Venezuela
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Venezuela currently reports -49,292 hectares against -53,000 hectares in Zimbabwe, a difference of 3,708 hectares.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Venezuela ranks 206th and Zimbabwe ranks 208th of 235 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Venezuela averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Venezuela | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -125,200 hectares | -105,719 hectares | 19,481 hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | -88,977 hectares | -105,719 hectares | 16,742 hectares | Venezuela |
| 2010s | -102,340 hectares | -62,138 hectares | 40,202 hectares | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | -59,228 hectares | -53,222 hectares | 6,006 hectares | Zimbabwe |
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, Venezuela or Zimbabwe?
- Venezuela, at -49,292 hectares against -53,000 hectares in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods between Venezuela and Zimbabwe?
- 3,708 hectares, with Venezuela ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Venezuela and Zimbabwe?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Venezuela and Zimbabwe rank globally for change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods?
- Venezuela ranks 206th and Zimbabwe ranks 208th 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.