France vs United Kingdom: Imported deforestation

France
28,283 hectares
in 2023
United Kingdom
29,134 hectares
in 2023
France rank
7th
United Kingdom rank
6th

Imported deforestation over time

  • France
  • United Kingdom
020.0k40.0k60.0k200520142023

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 29,134 hectares against 28,283 hectares in France, a difference of 850.8 hectares.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was United Kingdom ahead.

France ranks 7th and United Kingdom ranks 6th 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.