Benin vs Gabon: Imported deforestation

Benin
1,911 hectares
in 2023
Gabon
2,172 hectares
in 2023
Benin rank
104th
Gabon rank
101st

Imported deforestation over time

  • Benin
  • Gabon
5001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k200520142023

How they compare

Gabon currently reports 2,172 hectares against 1,911 hectares in Benin, a difference of 261.43 hectares.

That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Benin's.

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

Benin ranks 104th and Gabon ranks 101st 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.