Maptheory
environmental2023

Imported deforestation

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•182 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
7,540.8hectares
Median: 2,380.1hectares
Countries Covered
182
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
231,150.9hectares
Lowest
Solomon Islands
0.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China231,150.9hectares
2United States of America198,488.7hectares
3India55,697.7hectares
4Germany48,137.2hectares
5Japan44,919.9hectares
By Region
North America61,158.3hectares(4 countries)
Asia20,276.9hectares(26 countries)
Oceania10,691.9hectares(2 countries)
South America10,648.2hectares(7 countries)
Europe7,313.6hectares(31 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0hectares)High (231,150.9hectares)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 7,540.8hectares)

North America (4)
Asia (26)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Europe (31)
Africa (9)
Other (103)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1People's Republic of China231,150.9hectares
2United States of America198,488.7hectares
3India55,697.7hectares
4Germany48,137.2hectares
5Japan44,919.9hectares
6United Kingdom29,133.9hectares
7France28,283.1hectares
8South Korea27,737.8hectares
9Vietnam26,644.1hectares
10Russian Federation22,230.7hectares
11Italy22,107.2hectares
12Mexico21,236.8hectares
13Spain20,872.5hectares
14Canada20,089.6hectares
15Indonesia18,889.2hectares
16Australia18,390.6hectares
17Malaysia17,987.4hectares
18Algeria17,805.7hectares
19Netherlands17,647.3hectares
20Chile16,751.7hectares
21Paraguay16,480.9hectares
22Brazil16,352.6hectares
23Argentina11,874.3hectares
24Türkiye11,570.4hectares
25Thailand11,416.3hectares
26Peru10,557.9hectares
27Islamic Republic of Iran10,074.5hectares
28Saudi Arabia9,759.7hectares
29Singapore9,747.0hectares
30United Arab Emirates8,399.8hectares
31Bangladesh8,342.5hectares
32Egypt8,299.6hectares
33Burkina Faso8,085.1hectares
34Pakistan7,940.8hectares
35Ecuador7,461.4hectares
36Belgium7,460.2hectares
37Poland7,450.6hectares
38Colombia7,252.3hectares
39Venezuela6,866.6hectares
40South Africa6,859.0hectares
41Philippines6,771.9hectares
42Switzerland5,865.1hectares
43Iraq5,824.0hectares
44Bolivia5,619.0hectares
45Mali5,407.4hectares
46Nigeria5,344.7hectares
47Kenya5,104.7hectares
48Guatemala4,818.0hectares
49Dominican Republic4,747.8hectares
50Ghana4,733.9hectares
51Sri Lanka4,597.0hectares
52Uruguay4,287.5hectares
53Norway4,275.2hectares
54El Salvador4,181.4hectares
55Ukraine4,162.5hectares
56Cote d'Ivoire4,149.4hectares
57Portugal4,002.4hectares
58Ethiopia3,925.6hectares
59Sweden3,773.5hectares
60Austria3,689.3hectares
61Jordan3,665.7hectares
62Panama3,659.7hectares
63Uganda3,587.9hectares
64Senegal3,528.4hectares
65Israel3,393.4hectares
66Angola3,346.7hectares
67Cameroon3,343.7hectares
68Qatar3,307.3hectares
69Nicaragua3,182.6hectares
70United Republic of Tanzania3,156.1hectares
71Cuba3,140.9hectares
72Honduras3,100.7hectares
73Uzbekistan3,014.3hectares
74New Zealand2,993.2hectares
75Oman2,980.0hectares
76Kuwait2,937.1hectares
77Nepal2,903.5hectares
78Morocco2,886.5hectares
79Guinea2,853.6hectares
80Niger2,735.7hectares
81Albania2,716.3hectares
82Belarus2,633.1hectares
83Denmark2,631.2hectares
84Turkmenistan2,611.6hectares
85Papua New Guinea2,593.1hectares
86Yemen2,590.6hectares
87Lebanon2,477.1hectares
88Greece2,468.2hectares
89Georgia2,436.1hectares
90Jamaica2,413.4hectares
91Bahrain2,387.1hectares
92Mozambique2,373.2hectares
93Zambia2,330.6hectares
94Democratic Republic of the Congo2,320.9hectares
95Tajikistan2,320.4hectares
96Costa Rica2,302.9hectares
97Rwanda2,273.0hectares
98Zimbabwe2,264.1hectares
99Finland2,260.7hectares
100Armenia2,240.6hectares
101Gabon2,172.1hectares
102Afghanistan1,978.7hectares
103Czech Republic1,916.6hectares
104Benin1,910.7hectares
105Ireland1,878.2hectares
106Mauritania1,865.2hectares
107Namibia1,842.8hectares
108Syrian Arab Republic1,836.7hectares
109Haiti1,829.4hectares
110Azerbaijan1,792.9hectares
111Equatorial Guinea1,779.5hectares
112Bahamas1,744.4hectares
113Republic of the Congo1,728.8hectares
114Bosnia and Herzegovina1,719.9hectares
115State of Palestine1,701.5hectares
116Madagascar1,701.3hectares
117Kyrgyzstan1,689.7hectares
118Romania1,669.5hectares
119Mongolia1,653.1hectares
120Chad1,635.7hectares
121Eritrea1,630.9hectares
122Libya1,507.2hectares
123Bhutan1,429.6hectares
124The Republic of North Macedonia1,420.1hectares
125Moldova, Republic of1,408.4hectares
126Togo1,399.8hectares
127Malawi1,384.1hectares
128Hungary1,291.2hectares
129Slovakia1,251.4hectares
130Botswana1,243.4hectares
131Bulgaria1,206.8hectares
132Republic of The Gambia1,204.0hectares
133Belize1,183.2hectares
134Liberia1,077.8hectares
135Cambodia1,076.8hectares
136Djibouti1,034.2hectares
137Somalia1,026.0hectares
138Central African Republic1,012.3hectares
139Sierra Leone989.2hectares
140Burundi982.2hectares
141Tunisia969.4hectares
142Kazakhstan949.6hectares
143North Korea774.7hectares
144Myanmar752.8hectares
145Estonia655.5hectares
146Croatia570.7hectares
147Luxembourg555.4hectares
148Slovenia520.7hectares
149Lao People's Democratic Republic388.6hectares
150Lithuania382.5hectares
151Brunei Darussalam305.3hectares
152Latvia243.0hectares
153Cyprus210.3hectares
154Iceland149.2hectares
155Malta92.6hectares
156Cape Verde0.0hectares
157Taiwan, Province of China0.0hectares
158Comoros0.0hectares
159Dominica0.0hectares
160Fiji0.0hectares
161French Guiana0.0hectares
162Grenada0.0hectares
163Guadeloupe0.0hectares
164Guyana0.0hectares
165Lesotho0.0hectares
166Martinique0.0hectares
167Mauritius0.0hectares
168New Caledonia0.0hectares
169Vanuatu0.0hectares
170Guinea-Bissau0.0hectares
171Timor-Leste0.0hectares
172Puerto Rico0.0hectares
173Reunion0.0hectares
174Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0hectares
175Saint Lucia0.0hectares
176Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0hectares
177Suriname0.0hectares
178Eswatini0.0hectares
179Trinidad and Tobago0.0hectares
180Antigua and Barbuda0.0hectares
181Barbados0.0hectares
182Solomon Islands0.0hectares
Showing 182 of 182 countries

Topics

#environmental#hectares#imported#deforestation

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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