Canada vs Italy: Imported deforestation
Canada
20,090 hectares
in 2023
Italy
22,107 hectares
in 2023
Canada rank
14th
Italy rank
11th
Imported deforestation over time
- Canada
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 22,107 hectares against 20,090 hectares in Canada, a difference of 2,017 hectares.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Italy ahead.
Canada ranks 14th and Italy ranks 11th of 178 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32,824 hectares | 46,677 hectares | 13,853 hectares | Italy |
| 2010s | 31,785 hectares | 39,698 hectares | 7,914 hectares | Italy |
| 2020s | 23,268 hectares | 23,945 hectares | 676.78 hectares | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imported deforestation, Canada or Italy?
- Italy, at 22,107 hectares against 20,090 hectares in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in imported deforestation between Canada and Italy?
- 2,017 hectares, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Italy rank globally for imported deforestation?
- Canada ranks 14th and Italy ranks 11th 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.