China vs United States: Imported deforestation
China
231,151 hectares
in 2023
United States
198,489 hectares
in 2023
China rank
1st
United States rank
2nd
Imported deforestation over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
China currently reports 231,151 hectares against 198,489 hectares in United States, a difference of 32,662 hectares.
That makes China's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was United States ahead.
China ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 178 countries.
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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.