Benin vs Ireland: Imported deforestation

Benin
1,911 hectares
in 2023
Ireland
1,878 hectares
in 2023
Benin rank
104th
Ireland rank
105th

Imported deforestation over time

  • Benin
  • Ireland
02.0k4.0k6.0k200520142023

How they compare

Benin currently reports 1,911 hectares against 1,878 hectares in Ireland, a difference of 32.47 hectares.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ireland ahead.

Benin ranks 104th and Ireland ranks 105th 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.