Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Bulgaria or Chad?

Bulgaria, at 1,149 hectares against 987.78 hectares in Chad as of 2023.

What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Bulgaria and Chad?

161.22 hectares, with Bulgaria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Chad?

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.

Bulgaria vs Chad: Deforestation embedded in trade

Bulgaria

1,149 hectares

in 2023

Chad

987.78 hectares

in 2023

Bulgaria rank

99th

Chad rank

102nd

Deforestation embedded in trade over time

Bulgaria
Chad

How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1,149 hectares against 987.78 hectares in Chad, a difference of 161.22 hectares.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.2 times Chad's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Chad ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 99th and Chad ranks 102nd of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bulgaria	Chad	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,002 hectares	1,503 hectares	501.65 hectares	Chad
2010s	874.11 hectares	1,675 hectares	801.2 hectares	Chad
2020s	1,024 hectares	1,831 hectares	806.69 hectares	Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Bulgaria or Chad?: Bulgaria, at 1,149 hectares against 987.78 hectares in Chad as of 2023.
What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Bulgaria and Chad?: 161.22 hectares, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Chad?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Chad rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?: Bulgaria ranks 99th and Chad ranks 102nd 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.