New Caledonia vs Puerto Rico: Deforestation embedded in trade

New Caledonia
-14.21 hectares
in 2023
Puerto Rico
-11.96 hectares
in 2023
New Caledonia rank
137th
Puerto Rico rank
135th

Deforestation embedded in trade over time

  • New Caledonia
  • Puerto Rico
-40-30-20-100200520142023

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports -11.96 hectares against -14.21 hectares in New Caledonia, a difference of 2.25 hectares.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was New Caledonia ahead.

New Caledonia ranks 137th and Puerto Rico ranks 135th of 178 countries.

New Caledonia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Caledonia Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
2000s -19.56 hectares -32.1 hectares 12.54 hectares New Caledonia
2010s -13.21 hectares -17.34 hectares 4.13 hectares New Caledonia
2020s -8.13 hectares -14.56 hectares 6.44 hectares New Caledonia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, New Caledonia or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at -11.96 hectares against -14.21 hectares in New Caledonia as of 2023.
What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between New Caledonia and Puerto Rico?
2.25 hectares, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Caledonia and Puerto Rico?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do New Caledonia and Puerto Rico rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?
New Caledonia ranks 137th and Puerto Rico ranks 135th 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

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

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.