Barbados vs Cape Verde: Exported deforestation
Barbados
0.33 hectares
in 2016
Cape Verde
0.49 hectares
in 2017
Barbados rank
139th
Cape Verde rank
137th
Exported deforestation over time
- Barbados
- Cape Verde
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0.49 hectares against 0.33 hectares in Barbados, a difference of 0.16 hectares.
That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.5 times Barbados's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Cape Verde ahead.
Barbados ranks 139th and Cape Verde ranks 137th of 178 countries.
Cape Verde has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Cape Verde | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.33 hectares | 0.84 hectares | 0.51 hectares | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0.63 hectares | 1 hectares | 0.3714 hectares | Cape Verde |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exported deforestation, Barbados or Cape Verde?
- Cape Verde, at 0.49 hectares against 0.33 hectares in Barbados as of 2017.
- What is the difference in exported deforestation between Barbados and Cape Verde?
- 0.16 hectares, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cape Verde?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
- How do Barbados and Cape Verde rank globally for exported deforestation?
- Barbados ranks 139th and Cape Verde ranks 137th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Exported deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Exported deforestation is the amount of annual deforestation that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are exported for consumption in other countries. This is measured in hectares.