Barbados vs Lesotho: Deforestation embedded in trade
Barbados
-0.33 hectares
in 2016
Lesotho
-0.15 hectares
in 2023
Barbados rank
129th
Lesotho rank
127th
Deforestation embedded in trade over time
- Barbados
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports -0.15 hectares against -0.33 hectares in Barbados, a difference of 0.18 hectares.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Barbados ahead.
Barbados ranks 129th and Lesotho ranks 127th of 178 countries.
Barbados has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -0.33 hectares | -0.61 hectares | 0.28 hectares | Barbados |
| 2010s | -0.63 hectares | -1.08 hectares | 0.45 hectares | Barbados |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Barbados or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at -0.15 hectares against -0.33 hectares in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Barbados and Lesotho?
- 0.18 hectares, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Lesotho?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
- How do Barbados and Lesotho rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?
- Barbados ranks 129th and Lesotho ranks 127th 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.