Egypt vs United Arab Emirates: Deforestation embedded in trade

Egypt
8,300 hectares
in 2023
United Arab Emirates
8,400 hectares
in 2023
Egypt rank
21st
United Arab Emirates rank
20th

Deforestation embedded in trade over time

  • Egypt
  • United Arab Emirates
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k200520142023

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 8,400 hectares against 8,300 hectares in Egypt, a difference of 100 hectares.

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

Egypt ranks 21st and United Arab Emirates ranks 20th of 178 countries.

United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Egypt United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 9,676 hectares 13,962 hectares 4,286 hectares United Arab Emirates
2010s 13,452 hectares 19,537 hectares 6,085 hectares United Arab Emirates
2020s 10,661 hectares 11,831 hectares 1,171 hectares United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Egypt or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 8,400 hectares against 8,300 hectares in Egypt as of 2023.
What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Egypt and United Arab Emirates?
100 hectares, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and United Arab Emirates?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Egypt and United Arab Emirates rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?
Egypt ranks 21st and United Arab Emirates ranks 20th 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.