Germany vs United Kingdom: Imported deforestation

Germany
48,137 hectares
in 2023
United Kingdom
29,134 hectares
in 2023
Germany rank
4th
United Kingdom rank
6th

Imported deforestation over time

  • Germany
  • United Kingdom
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k200520142023

How they compare

Germany currently reports 48,137 hectares against 29,134 hectares in United Kingdom, a difference of 19,003 hectares.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.7 times United Kingdom's.

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

Germany ranks 4th 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.