Afghanistan vs Zimbabwe: Deforestation embedded in trade

Afghanistan
1,979 hectares
in 2023
Zimbabwe
2,081 hectares
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
72nd
Zimbabwe rank
69th

Deforestation embedded in trade over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 2,081 hectares against 1,979 hectares in Afghanistan, a difference of 102 hectares.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 72nd and Zimbabwe ranks 69th of 178 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 298.25 hectares 560.2 hectares 261.95 hectares Zimbabwe
2010s 435.21 hectares 3,304 hectares 2,869 hectares Zimbabwe
2020s 1,240 hectares 1,614 hectares 374.27 hectares Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Afghanistan or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 2,081 hectares against 1,979 hectares in Afghanistan as of 2023.
What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Afghanistan and Zimbabwe?
102 hectares, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Zimbabwe?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Afghanistan and Zimbabwe rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?
Afghanistan ranks 72nd and Zimbabwe ranks 69th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Deforestation embedded in trade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Deforestation embedded in trade
Unit
hectares
Source
Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
178 places, 3,320 data points, 2005–2023
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Deforestation driven by imported goods minus exported goods from agriculture and forest plantations. Net importers of deforestation are countries who contribute to net deforestation in other countries – the deforestation that they cause in other countries is given as a positive value.