Japan vs United Kingdom: Imported deforestation

Japan
44,920 hectares
in 2023
United Kingdom
29,134 hectares
in 2023
Japan rank
5th
United Kingdom rank
6th

Imported deforestation over time

  • Japan
  • United Kingdom
20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k200520142023

How they compare

Japan currently reports 44,920 hectares against 29,134 hectares in United Kingdom, a difference of 15,786 hectares.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.5 times United Kingdom's.

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

Japan ranks 5th 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.