France vs Japan: Deforestation embedded in trade
France
27,984 hectares
in 2023
Japan
44,879 hectares
in 2023
France rank
6th
Japan rank
4th
Deforestation embedded in trade over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 44,879 hectares against 27,984 hectares in France, a difference of 16,895 hectares.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times France's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
France ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 178 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44,671 hectares | 90,083 hectares | 45,412 hectares | Japan |
| 2010s | 38,818 hectares | 90,724 hectares | 51,905 hectares | Japan |
| 2020s | 32,953 hectares | 53,896 hectares | 20,943 hectares | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 44,879 hectares against 27,984 hectares in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between France and Japan?
- 16,895 hectares, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?
- France ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th 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.