Guatemala vs Zambia: Exported deforestation

Guatemala
3,061 hectares
in 2023
Zambia
2,088 hectares
in 2023
Guatemala rank
39th
Zambia rank
42nd

Exported deforestation over time

  • Guatemala
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 3,061 hectares against 2,088 hectares in Zambia, a difference of 972.32 hectares.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.5 times Zambia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Guatemala ahead.

Guatemala ranks 39th and Zambia ranks 42nd 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.