Rwanda vs South Africa: Exported deforestation

Rwanda
608.39 hectares
in 2023
South Africa
570.79 hectares
in 2023
Rwanda rank
59th
South Africa rank
61st

Exported deforestation over time

  • Rwanda
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 608.39 hectares against 570.79 hectares in South Africa, a difference of 37.6 hectares.

That makes Rwanda's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was South Africa ahead.

Rwanda ranks 59th 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
Last refreshed

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.