Which has higher imported deforestation, Germany or United States?

United States, at 198,489 hectares against 48,137 hectares in Germany as of 2023.

What is the difference in imported deforestation between Germany and United States?

150,352 hectares, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?

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.

Germany vs United States: Imported deforestation

Germany

48,137 hectares

in 2023

United States

198,489 hectares

in 2023

Germany rank

4th

United States rank

2nd

Imported deforestation over time

Germany
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 198,489 hectares against 48,137 hectares in Germany, a difference of 150,352 hectares.

That makes United States's figure about 4.1 times Germany's.

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

Germany ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	83,756 hectares	201,429 hectares	117,673 hectares	United States
2010s	76,790 hectares	215,522 hectares	138,733 hectares	United States
2020s	58,518 hectares	212,513 hectares	153,995 hectares	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imported deforestation, Germany or United States?: United States, at 198,489 hectares against 48,137 hectares in Germany as of 2023.
What is the difference in imported deforestation between Germany and United States?: 150,352 hectares, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Germany and United States rank globally for imported deforestation?: Germany ranks 4th and United States ranks 2nd 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.