Colombia vs Ecuador: Imported deforestation

Colombia
7,252 hectares
in 2023
Ecuador
7,461 hectares
in 2023
Colombia rank
38th
Ecuador rank
35th

Imported deforestation over time

  • Colombia
  • Ecuador
5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k200520142023

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 7,461 hectares against 7,252 hectares in Colombia, a difference of 209.08 hectares.

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

Colombia ranks 38th and Ecuador ranks 35th 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
Last refreshed

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.