Iraq vs South Africa: Imported deforestation

Iraq
5,824 hectares
in 2023
South Africa
6,859 hectares
in 2023
Iraq rank
43rd
South Africa rank
40th

Imported deforestation over time

  • Iraq
  • South Africa
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k200520142023

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 6,859 hectares against 5,824 hectares in Iraq, a difference of 1,035 hectares.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

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

Iraq ranks 43rd and South Africa ranks 40th 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.