Australia vs Spain: Imported deforestation

Australia
18,391 hectares
in 2023
Spain
20,872 hectares
in 2023
Australia rank
16th
Spain rank
13th

Imported deforestation over time

  • Australia
  • Spain
20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k200520142023

How they compare

Spain currently reports 20,872 hectares against 18,391 hectares in Australia, a difference of 2,482 hectares.

That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

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

Australia ranks 16th and Spain ranks 13th 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.