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
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
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.