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
50.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k200520142023

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.

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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.