Cuba vs Israel: Deforestation embedded in trade
Cuba
3,125 hectares
in 2023
Israel
3,393 hectares
in 2023
Cuba rank
47th
Israel rank
44th
Deforestation embedded in trade over time
- Cuba
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 3,393 hectares against 3,125 hectares in Cuba, a difference of 268 hectares.
That makes Israel's figure about 1.1 times Cuba's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Cuba ranks 47th and Israel ranks 44th of 178 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,959 hectares | 5,740 hectares | 2,780 hectares | Israel |
| 2010s | 2,660 hectares | 7,380 hectares | 4,720 hectares | Israel |
| 2020s | 2,801 hectares | 4,388 hectares | 1,587 hectares | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Cuba or Israel?
- Israel, at 3,393 hectares against 3,125 hectares in Cuba as of 2023.
- What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Cuba and Israel?
- 268 hectares, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Israel?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Cuba and Israel rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?
- Cuba ranks 47th and Israel ranks 44th 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.