Bulgaria vs Djibouti: Deforestation embedded in trade

Bulgaria
1,149 hectares
in 2023
Djibouti
1,034 hectares
in 2023
Bulgaria rank
99th
Djibouti rank
101st

Deforestation embedded in trade over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Djibouti
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1,149 hectares against 1,034 hectares in Djibouti, a difference of 115 hectares.

That makes Bulgaria's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 99th and Djibouti ranks 101st of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Djibouti Difference Ahead
2000s 1,002 hectares 343.85 hectares 657.79 hectares Bulgaria
2010s 874.11 hectares 594.9 hectares 279.22 hectares Bulgaria
2020s 1,024 hectares 646.33 hectares 378.14 hectares Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Bulgaria or Djibouti?
Bulgaria, at 1,149 hectares against 1,034 hectares in Djibouti as of 2023.
What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Bulgaria and Djibouti?
115 hectares, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Djibouti?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Bulgaria and Djibouti rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?
Bulgaria ranks 99th and Djibouti ranks 101st 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.