Barbados vs Cape Verde: Deforestation embedded in trade
Barbados
-0.33 hectares
in 2016
Cape Verde
-0.49 hectares
in 2017
Barbados rank
129th
Cape Verde rank
130th
Deforestation embedded in trade over time
- Barbados
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Barbados currently reports -0.33 hectares against -0.49 hectares in Cape Verde, a difference of 0.16 hectares.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 129th and Cape Verde ranks 130th of 178 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.33 hectares | -0.84 hectares | 0.51 hectares | Barbados |
| 2010s | -0.63 hectares | -1 hectares | 0.3714 hectares | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Barbados or Cape Verde?
- Barbados, at -0.33 hectares against -0.49 hectares in Cape Verde as of 2016.
- What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Barbados and Cape Verde?
- 0.16 hectares, with Barbados ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cape Verde?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
- How do Barbados and Cape Verde rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?
- Barbados ranks 129th and Cape Verde ranks 130th 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.