What is the difference in imported deforestation between Dominican Republic and Guatemala?

70 hectares, with Guatemala ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Guatemala?

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.

Dominican Republic vs Guatemala: Imported deforestation

Dominican Republic

4,748 hectares

in 2023

Guatemala

4,818 hectares

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

49th

Guatemala rank

48th

Imported deforestation over time

Dominican Republic
Guatemala

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 4,818 hectares against 4,748 hectares in Dominican Republic, a difference of 70 hectares.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Guatemala ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 49th and Guatemala ranks 48th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4,315 hectares	5,734 hectares	1,418 hectares	Guatemala
2010s	3,186 hectares	3,272 hectares	86.28 hectares	Guatemala
2020s	3,659 hectares	4,618 hectares	958.77 hectares	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imported deforestation, Dominican Republic or Guatemala?: Guatemala, at 4,818 hectares against 4,748 hectares in Dominican Republic as of 2023.
What is the difference in imported deforestation between Dominican Republic and Guatemala?: 70 hectares, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Guatemala?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Guatemala rank globally for imported deforestation?: Dominican Republic ranks 49th and Guatemala ranks 48th 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.