Brazil vs Chile: Imported deforestation
Brazil
16,353 hectares
in 2023
Chile
16,752 hectares
in 2023
Brazil rank
22nd
Chile rank
20th
Imported deforestation over time
- Brazil
- Chile
How they compare
Chile currently reports 16,752 hectares against 16,353 hectares in Brazil, a difference of 399 hectares.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 22nd and Chile ranks 20th of 178 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42,437 hectares | 32,388 hectares | 10,050 hectares | Brazil |
| 2010s | 57,682 hectares | 35,819 hectares | 21,863 hectares | Brazil |
| 2020s | 31,060 hectares | 23,609 hectares | 7,451 hectares | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imported deforestation, Brazil or Chile?
- Chile, at 16,752 hectares against 16,353 hectares in Brazil as of 2023.
- What is the difference in imported deforestation between Brazil and Chile?
- 399 hectares, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Chile?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Brazil and Chile rank globally for imported deforestation?
- Brazil ranks 22nd and Chile ranks 20th 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
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.