Which has higher exported deforestation, Philippines or Tanzania?

Philippines, at 12,381 hectares against 11,149 hectares in Tanzania as of 2023.

What is the difference in exported deforestation between Philippines and Tanzania?

1,232 hectares, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Tanzania?

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.

Philippines vs Tanzania: Exported deforestation

Philippines

12,381 hectares

in 2023

Tanzania

11,149 hectares

in 2023

Philippines rank

19th

Tanzania rank

20th

Exported deforestation over time

Philippines
Tanzania

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 12,381 hectares against 11,149 hectares in Tanzania, a difference of 1,232 hectares.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.1 times Tanzania's.

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

Philippines ranks 19th and Tanzania ranks 20th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Philippines averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Philippines	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	13,104 hectares	13,094 hectares	9.41 hectares	Philippines
2010s	13,435 hectares	27,643 hectares	14,209 hectares	Tanzania
2020s	12,049 hectares	14,899 hectares	2,850 hectares	Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exported deforestation, Philippines or Tanzania?: Philippines, at 12,381 hectares against 11,149 hectares in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in exported deforestation between Philippines and Tanzania?: 1,232 hectares, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Tanzania?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Philippines and Tanzania rank globally for exported deforestation?: Philippines ranks 19th and Tanzania ranks 20th 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.