Egypt vs Saudi Arabia: Deforestation embedded in trade
Egypt
8,300 hectares
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
9,760 hectares
in 2023
Egypt rank
21st
Saudi Arabia rank
18th
Deforestation embedded in trade over time
- Egypt
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 9,760 hectares against 8,300 hectares in Egypt, a difference of 1,460 hectares.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Egypt's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Egypt ranks 21st and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th of 178 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,676 hectares | 22,140 hectares | 12,464 hectares | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 13,452 hectares | 24,337 hectares | 10,885 hectares | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 10,661 hectares | 11,170 hectares | 509.17 hectares | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Egypt or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 9,760 hectares against 8,300 hectares in Egypt as of 2023.
- What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 1,460 hectares, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Saudi Arabia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Saudi Arabia rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?
- Egypt ranks 21st and Saudi Arabia ranks 18th 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.