Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Rwanda or Palestine?

Palestine, at 1,702 hectares against 1,665 hectares in Rwanda as of 2023.

What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Rwanda and Palestine?

37 hectares, with Palestine ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Palestine?

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.

Rwanda vs Palestine: Deforestation embedded in trade

Rwanda

1,665 hectares

in 2023

Palestine

1,702 hectares

in 2023

Rwanda rank

85th

Palestine rank

82nd

Deforestation embedded in trade over time

Rwanda
Palestine

How they compare

Palestine currently reports 1,702 hectares against 1,665 hectares in Rwanda, a difference of 37 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Palestine ahead.

Rwanda ranks 85th and Palestine ranks 82nd of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Palestine	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,440 hectares	788.33 hectares	651.87 hectares	Rwanda
2010s	4,726 hectares	776.27 hectares	3,950 hectares	Rwanda
2020s	2,900 hectares	1,182 hectares	1,718 hectares	Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deforestation embedded in trade, Rwanda or Palestine?: Palestine, at 1,702 hectares against 1,665 hectares in Rwanda as of 2023.
What is the difference in deforestation embedded in trade between Rwanda and Palestine?: 37 hectares, with Palestine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Palestine?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Rwanda and Palestine rank globally for deforestation embedded in trade?: Rwanda ranks 85th and Palestine ranks 82nd 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.