Which has higher exported deforestation, Belize or Guinea-Bissau?

Guinea-Bissau, at 585.91 hectares against 494.2 hectares in Belize as of 2023.

What is the difference in exported deforestation between Belize and Guinea-Bissau?

91.71 hectares, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Guinea-Bissau?

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.

Belize vs Guinea-Bissau: Exported deforestation

Belize

494.2 hectares

in 2023

Guinea-Bissau

585.91 hectares

in 2023

Belize rank

63rd

Guinea-Bissau rank

60th

Exported deforestation over time

Belize
Guinea-Bissau

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 585.91 hectares against 494.2 hectares in Belize, a difference of 91.71 hectares.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.2 times Belize's.

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

Belize ranks 63rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 60th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Belize	Guinea-Bissau	Difference	Ahead
2000s	663.96 hectares	208.9 hectares	455.06 hectares	Belize
2010s	1,968 hectares	585.33 hectares	1,383 hectares	Belize
2020s	852.6 hectares	871.29 hectares	18.69 hectares	Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exported deforestation, Belize or Guinea-Bissau?: Guinea-Bissau, at 585.91 hectares against 494.2 hectares in Belize as of 2023.
What is the difference in exported deforestation between Belize and Guinea-Bissau?: 91.71 hectares, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Guinea-Bissau?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Belize and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for exported deforestation?: Belize ranks 63rd and Guinea-Bissau ranks 60th 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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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.