Cote d'Ivoire vs Paraguay: Deforestation embedded in trade

Cote d'Ivoire
-127,209 hectares
in 2023
Paraguay
-33,820 hectares
in 2023
Cote d'Ivoire rank
176th
Paraguay rank
174th

Deforestation embedded in trade over time

  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Paraguay
-200.0k-150.0k-100.0k-50.0k200520142023

How they compare

Paraguay currently reports -33,820 hectares against -127,209 hectares in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 93,389 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Paraguay ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 176th and Paraguay ranks 174th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Cote d'Ivoire averaged higher in 1 and Paraguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cote d'Ivoire Paraguay Difference Ahead
2000s -56,992 hectares -69,917 hectares 12,925 hectares Cote d'Ivoire
2010s -117,407 hectares -108,584 hectares 8,823 hectares Paraguay
2020s -127,736 hectares -56,759 hectares 70,977 hectares Paraguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Cote d'Ivoire or Paraguay?
Paraguay, at -33,820 hectares against -127,209 hectares in Cote d'Ivoire as of 2023.
What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Cote d'Ivoire and Paraguay?
93,389 hectares, with Paraguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cote d'Ivoire and Paraguay?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Cote d'Ivoire and Paraguay rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?
Cote d'Ivoire ranks 176th and Paraguay ranks 174th 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.