Belize vs South Africa: Exported deforestation

Belize
494.2 hectares
in 2023
South Africa
570.79 hectares
in 2023
Belize rank
63rd
South Africa rank
61st

Exported deforestation over time

  • Belize
  • South Africa
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k200520142023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 570.79 hectares against 494.2 hectares in Belize, a difference of 76.59 hectares.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Belize's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Belize ahead.

Belize ranks 63rd and South Africa ranks 61st of 178 countries.

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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
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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.