China vs Germany: Deforestation embedded in trade
China
144,628 hectares
in 2023
Germany
47,928 hectares
in 2023
China rank
2nd
Germany rank
3rd
Deforestation embedded in trade over time
- China
- Germany
How they compare
China currently reports 144,628 hectares against 47,928 hectares in Germany, a difference of 96,700 hectares.
That makes China's figure about 3.0 times Germany's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was China ahead.
China ranks 2nd and Germany ranks 3rd of 178 countries.
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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.