Argentina vs Brazil: Imported deforestation

Argentina
11,874 hectares
in 2023
Brazil
16,353 hectares
in 2023
Argentina rank
23rd
Brazil rank
22nd

Imported deforestation over time

  • Argentina
  • Brazil
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k200520142023

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 16,353 hectares against 11,874 hectares in Argentina, a difference of 4,478 hectares.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times Argentina's.

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

Argentina ranks 23rd and Brazil ranks 22nd of 178 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Imported 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

Imported deforestation is the amount of deforestation in other countries that is driven by the production of food and forestry products that are imported. This is measured in hectares.