Brazil vs China: Exported deforestation

Brazil
212,531 hectares
in 2023
China
86,523 hectares
in 2023
Brazil rank
2nd
China rank
4th

Exported deforestation over time

  • Brazil
  • China
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How they compare

Brazil currently reports 212,531 hectares against 86,523 hectares in China, a difference of 126,008 hectares.

That makes Brazil's figure about 2.5 times China's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 2nd and China ranks 4th 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.