Germany vs United Kingdom: Deforestation embedded in trade

Germany
47,928 hectares
in 2023
United Kingdom
29,101 hectares
in 2023
Germany rank
3rd
United Kingdom rank
5th

Deforestation embedded in trade over time

  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k200520142023

How they compare

Germany currently reports 47,928 hectares against 29,101 hectares in United Kingdom, a difference of 18,827 hectares.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.6 times United Kingdom's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 3rd and United Kingdom ranks 5th of 178 countries.

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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
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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.