Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods by country

Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.

Countries reporting
228
Highest
1.61 million hectares
China
Lowest
-3.26 million hectares
Brazil
Median
0 hectares
Years covered
35
1991–2025
Data points
8,225

What the numbers show

Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods is currently reported for 228 countries. The highest value is 1.61 million hectares in China; the lowest is -3.26 million hectares in Brazil.

The median across all reporting countries is 0 hectares, and the mean is -21,988 hectares.

Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 73 fell. The largest increase was in New Zealand (up 22,470.4%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 1,871.7%).

Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 1.61 million hectares 2025 down 16.8% falling
2 Russia 839,550 hectares 2025 up 146.3% volatile
3 Turkey 117,080 hectares 2025 up 7.0% rising
4 France 89,400 hectares 2025 up 7.2% flat
5 South Africa 87,566 hectares 2025 down 0.0% flat
6 India 86,000 hectares 2025 down 67.7% falling
7 Indonesia 81,480 hectares 2025 up 131.9% volatile
8 New Zealand 67,548 hectares 2025 up 22,470.4% volatile
9 Kenya 64,470 hectares 2025 up 165.2% volatile
10 Australia 54,094 hectares 2025 down 79.8% volatile
11 Philippines 42,450 hectares 2025 up 21.7% volatile
12 Uzbekistan 41,038 hectares 2025 up 2.7% falling
13 Serbia 39,680 hectares 2025 down 0.0% rising
14 Ukraine 38,000 hectares 2025 up 25.0% volatile
15 Ghana 35,720 hectares 2025 unchanged flat
16 Spain 30,144 hectares 2025 up 1,545.4% volatile
17 Belarus 26,470 hectares 2025 up 3,681.4% falling
18 Vietnam 22,572 hectares 2025 down 83.3% falling
19 Pakistan 20,786 hectares 2025 up 180.7% volatile
20 Uruguay 18,394 hectares 2025 down 33.6% falling
21 Nepal 16,580 hectares 2025 up 373.2% falling
22 Rwanda 14,560 hectares 2025 up 0.0% volatile
23 Congo 14,000 hectares 2025 up 168.8% volatile
24 Kazakhstan 13,900 hectares 2025 down 69.3% volatile
25 Bulgaria 12,600 hectares 2025 down 34.4% volatile
25 United Kingdom 12,600 hectares 2025 down 34.4% falling
27 Italy 12,490 hectares 2025 up 151.6% volatile
28 North Korea 11,356 hectares 2025 up 0.0% volatile
29 Azerbaijan 10,494 hectares 2025 up 15.6% volatile
30 Czechia 9,040 hectares 2025 up 250.4% volatile
32 Dominican Republic 6,622 hectares 2025 up 16.0% rising
33 Latvia 6,566 hectares 2025 up 23.9% falling
34 Poland 6,160 hectares 2025 down 66.2% falling
35 Hungary 6,074 hectares 2025 up 110.5% volatile
36 Portugal 5,648 hectares 2025 down 52.9% volatile
37 Romania 5,616 hectares 2025 down 92.7% volatile
38 Germany 4,800 hectares 2025 down 1.6% falling
39 Fiji 4,632 hectares 2025 down 0.0% falling
40 Jamaica 3,886 hectares 2025 up 2.3% volatile
41 Costa Rica 3,518 hectares 2025 down 76.1% volatile
42 Togo 3,040 hectares 2025 up 202.7% volatile
43 Lithuania 2,830 hectares 2025 down 16.8% volatile
44 Austria 2,818 hectares 2025 down 0.0% falling
45 Mauritania 2,630 hectares 2025 up 0.1% flat
46 Cuba 2,190 hectares 2025 down 96.5% volatile
47 Israel 2,000 hectares 2025 down 9.1% volatile
48 Denmark 1,970 hectares 2025 down 74.0% volatile
49 Slovakia 1,854 hectares 2025 up 141.4% volatile
50 Switzerland 1,832 hectares 2025 down 34.5% falling
51 Saudi Arabia 1,500 hectares 2025 volatile
51 South Sudan 1,500 hectares 2025 down 63.9% volatile
53 Haiti 1,400 hectares 2025 up 144.0% volatile
54 Croatia 1,320 hectares 2025 up 230.0% falling
55 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1,040 hectares 2025 down 91.0% volatile
56 Iceland 964 hectares 2025 up 7.3% falling
57 El Salvador 836.01 hectares 2025 up 1,000.0% volatile
58 Cape Verde 620 hectares 2025 up 21.1% rising
59 Estonia 575.98 hectares 2025 down 96.6% volatile
60 Bahrain 480 hectares 2025 volatile
61 Netherlands 450 hectares 2025 up 126.0% volatile
62 United Arab Emirates 336 hectares 2025 up 0.6% volatile
63 Morocco 313.96 hectares 2025 up 127.1% volatile
64 Tajikistan 300 hectares 2025 down 87.3% volatile
66 United States Virgin Islands 150 hectares 2025 up 2.7% volatile
67 Comoros 100 hectares 2025 up 118.2% volatile
68 Lebanon 96 hectares 2025 down 2.0% flat
69 Palau 90 hectares 2025 up 4.7% falling
70 Wallis and Futuna 90 hectares 2025 up 2.3% volatile
73 Kyrgyzstan 63.99 hectares 2025 down 98.4% falling
74 Saint Lucia 50 hectares 2025 down 75.0% falling
75 Syria 31.99 hectares 2025 down 99.0% volatile
76 Micronesia (country) 30 hectares 2025 up 7.1% rising
77 Sao Tome and Principe 26 hectares 2025 up 104.4% volatile
78 Armenia 16 hectares 2025 down 95.8% volatile
79 Reunion 16 hectares 2025 down 96.1% falling
80 Andorra 12 hectares 2025 down 71.4% volatile
81 Djibouti 10 hectares 2025 down 0.0% volatile
82 Egypt 6 hectares 2025 volatile
83 Jersey 2 hectares 2025 volatile
85 Aruba 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Afghanistan 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Albania 0 hectares 2025 down 100.0% volatile
85 American Samoa 0 hectares 2025 up 100.0% volatile
85 Burundi 0 hectares 2025 down 100.0% volatile
85 Belgium 0 hectares 2025 up 100.0% volatile
85 Bahamas 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Bermuda 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Barbados 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Brunei 0 hectares 2025 volatile
85 Botswana 0 hectares 2025 volatile
85 Curacao 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Cayman Islands 0 hectares 2025 volatile
85 Finland 0 hectares 2025 down 100.0% volatile
85 Faroe Islands 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Georgia 0 hectares 2025 volatile
85 Gibraltar 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Greece 0 hectares 2025 down 100.0% volatile
85 Grenada 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Greenland 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Guam 0 hectares 2025 down 100.0% volatile
85 Isle of Man 0 hectares 2025 volatile
85 Iran 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Jordan 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Kiribati 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Kuwait 0 hectares 2025 down 100.0% volatile
85 Lesotho 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Saint Martin (French part) 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Monaco 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Maldives 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Marshall Islands 0 hectares 2025 volatile
85 Montenegro 0 hectares 2025 volatile
85 Mongolia 0 hectares 2025 up 100.0% volatile
85 Northern Mariana Islands 0 hectares 2025 down 100.0% volatile
85 Mauritius 0 hectares 2025 up 100.0% volatile
85 New Caledonia 0 hectares 2025 down 100.0% volatile
85 Nauru 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Oman 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Palestine 0 hectares 2025 down 100.0% volatile
85 French Polynesia 0 hectares 2025 volatile
85 Qatar 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Singapore 0 hectares 2025 up 100.0% volatile
85 San Marino 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Sweden 0 hectares 2025 up 100.0% volatile
85 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Turkmenistan 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Tonga 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Tuvalu 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 hectares 2025 volatile
85 British Virgin Islands 0 hectares 2025 up 100.0% volatile
85 Yemen 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Anguilla 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Cook Islands 0 hectares 2025 volatile
85 Montserrat 0 hectares 2025 volatile
85 Niue 0 hectares 2025 down 100.0% volatile
85 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Falkland Islands 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Guernsey 0 hectares 2025 down 100.0% volatile
85 Saint Barthelemy 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Tokelau 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Vatican 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Norfolk Island 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0 hectares 2025 flat
85 Pitcairn 0 hectares 2025 flat
152 Saint Pierre and Miquelon -22 hectares 2025 up 8.3% flat
154 Dominica -44 hectares 2025 up 60.7% volatile
155 Slovenia -55.98 hectares 2025 down 128.0% volatile
156 Antigua and Barbuda -66 hectares 2025 unchanged flat
157 Cyprus -168 hectares 2025 down 546.2% volatile
158 Seychelles -218 hectares 2025 unchanged flat
159 Libya -334 hectares 2025 unchanged flat
160 Trinidad and Tobago -424 hectares 2025 up 0.0% flat
161 Samoa -480 hectares 2025 unchanged flat
162 Moldova -580 hectares 2025 down 124.4% volatile
163 Namibia -644.04 hectares 2025 down 0.0% volatile
164 Algeria -674 hectares 2025 unchanged flat
165 Solomon Islands -734.03 hectares 2025 up 0.5% flat
166 Western Sahara -798.01 hectares 2025 down 275.8% volatile
167 East Timor -848 hectares 2025 up 39.4% rising
168 Bangladesh -987.99 hectares 2025 unchanged volatile
169 Eswatini -1,500 hectares 2025 unchanged flat
170 Japan -2,200 hectares 2025 up 50.0% volatile
171 Tunisia -2,302 hectares 2025 down 867.3% volatile
172 Vanuatu -2,384 hectares 2025 unchanged flat
173 Norway -2,434 hectares 2025 up 25.4% falling
174 Panama -3,014 hectares 2025 up 52.7% volatile
175 North Macedonia -3,244 hectares 2025 down 147.7% volatile
176 Papua New Guinea -3,750 hectares 2025 up 18.6% rising
177 South Korea -3,774 hectares 2025 up 62.3% rising
178 Ethiopia -3,920 hectares 2025 up 93.4% volatile
179 French Guiana -4,180 hectares 2025 down 26.7% rising
180 Guinea-Bissau -4,238 hectares 2025 unchanged rising
181 Chile -4,884 hectares 2025 down 113.7% volatile
182 Niger -4,920 hectares 2025 up 60.4% volatile
183 Sri Lanka -4,944 hectares 2025 up 57.2% volatile
184 Puerto Rico -5,210 hectares 2025 down 696.6% volatile
185 Eritrea -5,980 hectares 2025 unchanged flat
186 Gambia -6,534 hectares 2025 down 12.9% falling
187 Iraq -6,604 hectares 2025 up 27.7% volatile
188 Gabon -6,732 hectares 2025 up 44.5% volatile
189 Belize -7,532 hectares 2025 up 0.0% flat
190 Guyana -7,630 hectares 2025 up 34.7% falling
191 Equatorial Guinea -8,360 hectares 2025 up 1.3% flat
192 Bhutan -8,484 hectares 2025 down 528.9% volatile
193 Canada -9,819 hectares 2025 down 101.9% volatile
194 Guatemala -13,190 hectares 2025 up 22.1% volatile
195 Senegal -15,540 hectares 2025 up 0.0% flat
196 Suriname -18,252 hectares 2025 down 289.8% volatile
197 Sierra Leone -19,726 hectares 2025 unchanged flat
198 Nicaragua -22,126 hectares 2025 down 0.0% volatile
199 Uganda -28,098 hectares 2025 up 44.0% volatile
200 Ecuador -30,154 hectares 2025 up 27.9% rising
201 Laos -35,334 hectares 2025 up 39.3% falling
202 Benin -37,382 hectares 2025 up 75.3% rising
203 Liberia -40,580 hectares 2025 up 65.2% volatile
204 Malawi -42,000 hectares 2025 unchanged flat
205 Central African Republic -46,523 hectares 2025 down 33.0% falling
206 Venezuela -49,292 hectares 2025 up 51.0% rising
207 Honduras -50,220 hectares 2025 down 15.3% falling
208 Zimbabwe -53,000 hectares 2025 up 11.2% rising
209 Malaysia -60,000 hectares 2025 down 158.1% volatile
210 Guinea -66,998 hectares 2025 up 0.0% flat
211 United States -72,000 hectares 2025 down 126.2% volatile
212 Somalia -75,950 hectares 2025 up 50.6% falling
213 Cote d'Ivoire -80,822 hectares 2025 up 26.4% rising
214 Zambia -97,156 hectares 2025 up 48.4% volatile
215 Mali -100,546 hectares 2025 unchanged flat
216 Cameroon -116,956 hectares 2025 down 108.8% falling
217 Burkina Faso -119,860 hectares 2025 up 0.0% rising
218 Madagascar -124,278 hectares 2025 up 22.4% falling
219 Nigeria -126,882 hectares 2025 up 0.0% flat
220 Mexico -127,766 hectares 2025 down 4.3% rising
221 Chad -127,914 hectares 2025 up 0.0% falling
222 Colombia -133,284 hectares 2025 down 42.4% rising
223 Thailand -138,016 hectares 2025 down 1,871.7% volatile
224 Paraguay -163,710 hectares 2025 up 53.8% rising
225 Sudan -174,140 hectares 2025 unchanged flat
226 Argentina -179,518 hectares 2025 up 30.1% rising
227 Bolivia -239,760 hectares 2025 down 47.5% rising
228 Mozambique -267,028 hectares 2025 down 0.0% flat
229 Democratic Republic of Congo -282,894 hectares 2025 up 71.8% rising
230 Myanmar -289,712 hectares 2025 unchanged rising
231 Peru -299,339 hectares 2025 down 0.0% rising
232 Cambodia -308,734 hectares 2025 up 11.4% volatile
233 Tanzania -469,000 hectares 2025 down 16.4% falling
234 Angola -510,030 hectares 2025 unchanged falling
235 Brazil -3.26 million hectares 2025 down 70.0% rising

About this data

Indicator
Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods
Unit
hectares
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
235 places, 8,225 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.