France vs Japan: Imported deforestation

France
28,283 hectares
in 2023
Japan
44,920 hectares
in 2023
France rank
7th
Japan rank
5th

Imported deforestation over time

  • France
  • Japan
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k200520142023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 44,920 hectares against 28,283 hectares in France, a difference of 16,637 hectares.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times France's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

France ranks 7th and Japan ranks 5th 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
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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.