Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Libya or Romania?

Romania, at 1,604 hectares against 1,507 hectares in Libya as of 2023.

What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Libya and Romania?

97 hectares, with Romania ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Romania?

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.

Libya vs Romania: Deforestation embedded in trade

Libya

1,507 hectares

in 2023

Romania

1,604 hectares

in 2023

Libya rank

89th

Romania rank

88th

Deforestation embedded in trade over time

Libya
Romania

How they compare

Romania currently reports 1,604 hectares against 1,507 hectares in Libya, a difference of 97 hectares.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Libya ahead.

Libya ranks 89th and Romania ranks 88th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Romania in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Romania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2,806 hectares	2,570 hectares	236.03 hectares	Libya
2010s	2,264 hectares	2,261 hectares	3.34 hectares	Libya
2020s	1,112 hectares	2,244 hectares	1,132 hectares	Romania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Libya or Romania?: Romania, at 1,604 hectares against 1,507 hectares in Libya as of 2023.
What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Libya and Romania?: 97 hectares, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Romania?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Libya and Romania rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?: Libya ranks 89th and Romania ranks 88th 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.