Australia vs Netherlands: Deforestation embedded in trade
Australia
16,518 hectares
in 2023
Netherlands
17,615 hectares
in 2023
Australia rank
15th
Netherlands rank
14th
Deforestation embedded in trade over time
- Australia
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 17,615 hectares against 16,518 hectares in Australia, a difference of 1,097 hectares.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Netherlands has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 14th of 178 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13,634 hectares | 43,581 hectares | 29,947 hectares | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 22,375 hectares | 34,083 hectares | 11,708 hectares | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 15,755 hectares | 23,440 hectares | 7,686 hectares | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Australia or Netherlands?
- Netherlands, at 17,615 hectares against 16,518 hectares in Australia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Australia and Netherlands?
- 1,097 hectares, with Netherlands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Netherlands?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Australia and Netherlands rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?
- Australia ranks 15th and Netherlands ranks 14th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) β 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
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 β the deforestation that they cause in other countries is given as a positive value.