Belgium vs Poland: Imported deforestation

Belgium
7,460 hectares
in 2023
Poland
7,451 hectares
in 2023
Belgium rank
36th
Poland rank
37th

Imported deforestation over time

  • Belgium
  • Poland
05.0k10.0k15.0k200520142023

How they compare

Belgium currently reports 7,460 hectares against 7,451 hectares in Poland, a difference of 9.65 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Belgium ahead.

Belgium ranks 36th and Poland ranks 37th 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
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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.