Japan vs South Korea: Deforestation embedded in trade
Japan
44,879 hectares
in 2023
South Korea
27,726 hectares
in 2023
Japan rank
4th
South Korea rank
7th
Deforestation embedded in trade over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 44,879 hectares against 27,726 hectares in South Korea, a difference of 17,154 hectares.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times South Korea's.
Across all 19 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 7th 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.