Belgium vs South Africa: Deforestation embedded in trade
Belgium
7,434 hectares
in 2023
South Africa
6,288 hectares
in 2023
Belgium rank
26th
South Africa rank
29th
Deforestation embedded in trade over time
- Belgium
- South Africa
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 7,434 hectares against 6,288 hectares in South Africa, a difference of 1,145 hectares.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 26th and South Africa ranks 29th of 178 countries.
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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 – the deforestation that they cause in other countries is given as a positive value.