Which has higher imported deforestation, Burundi or Central African Republic?

Central African Republic, at 1,012 hectares against 982.24 hectares in Burundi as of 2023.

What is the difference in imported deforestation between Burundi and Central African Republic?

29.76 hectares, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Central African Republic?

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.

Burundi vs Central African Republic: Imported deforestation

Burundi

982.24 hectares

in 2023

Central African Republic

1,012 hectares

in 2023

Burundi rank

140th

Central African Republic rank

138th

Imported deforestation over time

Burundi
Central African Republic

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 1,012 hectares against 982.24 hectares in Burundi, a difference of 29.76 hectares.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Burundi ahead.

Burundi ranks 140th and Central African Republic ranks 138th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Burundi	Central African Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	710.41 hectares	277.35 hectares	433.07 hectares	Burundi
2010s	964.82 hectares	711.7 hectares	253.12 hectares	Burundi
2020s	1,098 hectares	938.14 hectares	159.94 hectares	Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imported deforestation, Burundi or Central African Republic?: Central African Republic, at 1,012 hectares against 982.24 hectares in Burundi as of 2023.
What is the difference in imported deforestation between Burundi and Central African Republic?: 29.76 hectares, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Central African Republic?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Burundi and Central African Republic rank globally for imported deforestation?: Burundi ranks 140th and Central African Republic ranks 138th 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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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: 18 September 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.