Which has higher imported deforestation, Bangladesh or Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia, at 9,760 hectares against 8,342 hectares in Bangladesh as of 2023.

What is the difference in imported deforestation between Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia?

1,418 hectares, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia?

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 Imported deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Saudi Arabia: Imported deforestation

Bangladesh

8,342 hectares

in 2023

Saudi Arabia

9,760 hectares

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

31st

Saudi Arabia rank

28th

Imported deforestation over time

Bangladesh
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 9,760 hectares against 8,342 hectares in Bangladesh, a difference of 1,418 hectares.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.

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

Bangladesh ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 28th of 178 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	5,874 hectares	22,140 hectares	16,265 hectares	Saudi Arabia
2010s	9,809 hectares	24,337 hectares	14,527 hectares	Saudi Arabia
2020s	8,663 hectares	11,170 hectares	2,507 hectares	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imported deforestation, Bangladesh or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 9,760 hectares against 8,342 hectares in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in imported deforestation between Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia?: 1,418 hectares, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia rank globally for imported deforestation?: Bangladesh ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 28th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Imported deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 07 August 2026

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.