New Zealand vs Tanzania: Deforestation embedded in trade

New Zealand
-10,518 hectares
in 2023
Tanzania
-7,993 hectares
in 2023
New Zealand rank
166th
Tanzania rank
163rd

Deforestation embedded in trade over time

  • New Zealand
  • Tanzania
-30.0k-20.0k-10.0k0200520142023

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports -7,993 hectares against -10,518 hectares in New Zealand, a difference of 2,525 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 166th and Tanzania ranks 163rd of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Tanzania Difference Ahead
2000s 84.05 hectares -11,143 hectares 11,227 hectares New Zealand
2010s -1,898 hectares -22,569 hectares 20,672 hectares New Zealand
2020s -10,781 hectares -12,146 hectares 1,365 hectares New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, New Zealand or Tanzania?
Tanzania, at -7,993 hectares against -10,518 hectares in New Zealand as of 2023.
What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between New Zealand and Tanzania?
2,525 hectares, with Tanzania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Tanzania?
19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do New Zealand and Tanzania rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?
New Zealand ranks 166th and Tanzania ranks 163rd 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.