China vs Japan: Deforestation embedded in trade
China
144,628 hectares
in 2023
Japan
44,879 hectares
in 2023
China rank
2nd
Japan rank
4th
Deforestation embedded in trade over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 144,628 hectares against 44,879 hectares in Japan, a difference of 99,749 hectares.
That makes China's figure about 3.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Japan ahead.
China ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 4th 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.