Equatorial Guinea vs Eritrea: Deforestation embedded in trade
Deforestation embedded in trade over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 1,631 hectares against 1,505 hectares in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 126 hectares.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 90th and Eritrea ranks 87th of 178 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,536 hectares | 53.32 hectares | 1,482 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 1,632 hectares | 57.75 hectares | 1,574 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2020s | 1,380 hectares | 855.08 hectares | 525 hectares | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Equatorial Guinea or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 1,631 hectares against 1,505 hectares in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea?
- 126 hectares, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Eritrea rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 90th and Eritrea ranks 87th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) β 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 β the deforestation that they cause in other countries is given as a positive value.