Germany vs United States: Deforestation embedded in trade
Germany
47,928 hectares
in 2023
United States
191,046 hectares
in 2023
Germany rank
3rd
United States rank
1st
Deforestation embedded in trade over time
- Germany
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 191,046 hectares against 47,928 hectares in Germany, a difference of 143,118 hectares.
That makes United States's figure about 4.0 times Germany's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 178 countries.
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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.