Which has higher exported deforestation, Puerto Rico or Switzerland?

Switzerland, at 12.29 hectares against 11.96 hectares in Puerto Rico as of 2023.

What is the difference in exported deforestation between Puerto Rico and Switzerland?

0.33 hectares, with Switzerland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Switzerland?

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.

Puerto Rico vs Switzerland: Exported deforestation

Puerto Rico

11.96 hectares

in 2023

Switzerland

12.29 hectares

in 2023

Puerto Rico rank

116th

Switzerland rank

113th

Exported deforestation over time

Puerto Rico
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 12.29 hectares against 11.96 hectares in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.33 hectares.

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

Puerto Rico ranks 116th and Switzerland ranks 113th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Puerto Rico	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	32.1 hectares	24.32 hectares	7.78 hectares	Puerto Rico
2010s	17.34 hectares	8.04 hectares	9.3 hectares	Puerto Rico
2020s	14.56 hectares	22.75 hectares	8.19 hectares	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exported deforestation, Puerto Rico or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 12.29 hectares against 11.96 hectares in Puerto Rico as of 2023.
What is the difference in exported deforestation between Puerto Rico and Switzerland?: 0.33 hectares, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Switzerland?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Puerto Rico and Switzerland rank globally for exported deforestation?: Puerto Rico ranks 116th and Switzerland ranks 113th 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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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
Last refreshed: 07 August 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.