Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Eswatini or Taiwan?

Eswatini, at -22.97 hectares against -23.85 hectares in Taiwan as of 2023.

What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Eswatini and Taiwan?

0.88 hectares, with Eswatini ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Taiwan?

19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.

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.

Eswatini vs Taiwan: Deforestation embedded in trade

Eswatini

-22.97 hectares

in 2023

Taiwan

-23.85 hectares

in 2023

Eswatini rank

138th

Taiwan rank

139th

Deforestation embedded in trade over time

Eswatini
Taiwan

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports -22.97 hectares against -23.85 hectares in Taiwan, a difference of 0.88 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Taiwan ahead.

Eswatini ranks 138th and Taiwan ranks 139th of 178 countries.

Taiwan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Eswatini	Taiwan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	-189.59 hectares	-7.31 hectares	182.29 hectares	Taiwan
2010s	-239.47 hectares	-14.85 hectares	224.61 hectares	Taiwan
2020s	-44.02 hectares	-16.89 hectares	27.13 hectares	Taiwan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Eswatini or Taiwan?: Eswatini, at -22.97 hectares against -23.85 hectares in Taiwan as of 2023.
What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Eswatini and Taiwan?: 0.88 hectares, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Taiwan?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Eswatini and Taiwan rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?: Eswatini ranks 138th and Taiwan ranks 139th 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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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: 18 September 2026

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.