Which has higher exported deforestation, Belgium or Netherlands?

Netherlands, at 31.98 hectares against 26.57 hectares in Belgium as of 2023.

What is the difference in exported deforestation between Belgium and Netherlands?

5.41 hectares, with Netherlands ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?

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 Exported deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Belgium vs Netherlands: Exported deforestation

Belgium

26.57 hectares

in 2023

Netherlands

31.98 hectares

in 2023

Belgium rank

102nd

Netherlands rank

100th

Exported deforestation over time

Belgium
Netherlands

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 31.98 hectares against 26.57 hectares in Belgium, a difference of 5.41 hectares.

That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.2 times Belgium's.

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

Belgium ranks 102nd and Netherlands ranks 100th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belgium	Netherlands	Difference	Ahead
2000s	144.8 hectares	46.18 hectares	98.62 hectares	Belgium
2010s	550.29 hectares	56.61 hectares	493.68 hectares	Belgium
2020s	39.23 hectares	60.62 hectares	21.39 hectares	Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exported deforestation, Belgium or Netherlands?: Netherlands, at 31.98 hectares against 26.57 hectares in Belgium as of 2023.
What is the difference in exported deforestation between Belgium and Netherlands?: 5.41 hectares, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Netherlands?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Belgium and Netherlands rank globally for exported deforestation?: Belgium ranks 102nd and Netherlands ranks 100th 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

Indicator: Exported deforestation
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

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.