Benin vs Rwanda: Deforestation embedded in trade

Benin
1,689 hectares
in 2023
Rwanda
1,665 hectares
in 2023
Benin rank
84th
Rwanda rank
85th

Deforestation embedded in trade over time

  • Benin
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Benin currently reports 1,689 hectares against 1,665 hectares in Rwanda, a difference of 24.68 hectares.

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

Benin ranks 84th and Rwanda ranks 85th of 178 countries.

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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.