Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Qatar or Senegal?

Senegal, at 3,528 hectares against 3,307 hectares in Qatar as of 2023.

What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Qatar and Senegal?

221 hectares, with Senegal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Senegal?

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.

Qatar vs Senegal: Deforestation embedded in trade

Qatar

3,307 hectares

in 2023

Senegal

3,528 hectares

in 2023

Qatar rank

46th

Senegal rank

43rd

Deforestation embedded in trade over time

Qatar
Senegal

How they compare

Senegal currently reports 3,528 hectares against 3,307 hectares in Qatar, a difference of 221 hectares.

That makes Senegal's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Senegal ahead.

Qatar ranks 46th and Senegal ranks 43rd of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Qatar	Senegal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2,019 hectares	2,629 hectares	610.27 hectares	Senegal
2010s	3,205 hectares	3,977 hectares	771.67 hectares	Senegal
2020s	3,226 hectares	3,835 hectares	608.81 hectares	Senegal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Qatar or Senegal?: Senegal, at 3,528 hectares against 3,307 hectares in Qatar as of 2023.
What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Qatar and Senegal?: 221 hectares, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Senegal?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Qatar and Senegal rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?: Qatar ranks 46th and Senegal ranks 43rd 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.