Brazil vs Cote d'Ivoire: Deforestation embedded in trade

Brazil
-196,178 hectares
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire
-127,209 hectares
in 2023
Brazil rank
177th
Cote d'Ivoire rank
176th

Deforestation embedded in trade over time

  • Brazil
  • Cote d'Ivoire
-400.0k-300.0k-200.0k-100.0k0200520142023

How they compare

Cote d'Ivoire currently reports -127,209 hectares against -196,178 hectares in Brazil, a difference of 68,969 hectares.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Cote d'Ivoire has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 177th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 176th of 178 countries.

Cote d'Ivoire has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Cote d'Ivoire Difference Ahead
2000s -295,570 hectares -56,992 hectares 238,577 hectares Cote d'Ivoire
2010s -168,214 hectares -117,407 hectares 50,806 hectares Cote d'Ivoire
2020s -205,116 hectares -127,736 hectares 77,381 hectares Cote d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Brazil or Cote d'Ivoire?
Cote d'Ivoire, at -127,209 hectares against -196,178 hectares in Brazil as of 2023.
What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Brazil and Cote d'Ivoire?
68,969 hectares, with Cote d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Cote d'Ivoire?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Brazil and Cote d'Ivoire rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?
Brazil ranks 177th and Cote d'Ivoire ranks 176th 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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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
Last refreshed

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.