Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Botswana or Gambia?

Botswana, at 1,243 hectares against 1,203 hectares in Gambia as of 2023.

What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Botswana and Gambia?

40 hectares, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?

19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Singh et al. (2026) – 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.

Botswana vs Gambia: Deforestation embedded in trade

Botswana

1,243 hectares

in 2023

Gambia

1,203 hectares

in 2023

Botswana rank

96th

Gambia rank

98th

Deforestation embedded in trade over time

Botswana
Gambia

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 1,243 hectares against 1,203 hectares in Gambia, a difference of 40 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 96th and Gambia ranks 98th of 178 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Gambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,079 hectares	256.48 hectares	822.79 hectares	Botswana
2010s	1,902 hectares	392.38 hectares	1,510 hectares	Botswana
2020s	1,186 hectares	756.08 hectares	429.53 hectares	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Botswana or Gambia?: Botswana, at 1,243 hectares against 1,203 hectares in Gambia as of 2023.
What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Botswana and Gambia?: 40 hectares, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Gambia rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?: Botswana ranks 96th and Gambia ranks 98th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Singh et al. (2026) – 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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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
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.