Canada vs Spain: Deforestation embedded in trade
Canada
18,602 hectares
in 2023
Spain
19,805 hectares
in 2023
Canada rank
12th
Spain rank
11th
Deforestation embedded in trade over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 19,805 hectares against 18,602 hectares in Canada, a difference of 1,203 hectares.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 12th and Spain ranks 11th of 178 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,603 hectares | 45,497 hectares | 18,894 hectares | Spain |
| 2010s | 17,816 hectares | 40,280 hectares | 22,464 hectares | Spain |
| 2020s | 19,548 hectares | 24,936 hectares | 5,388 hectares | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Canada or Spain?
- Spain, at 19,805 hectares against 18,602 hectares in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Canada and Spain?
- 1,203 hectares, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?
- Canada ranks 12th and Spain ranks 11th 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
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.