Japan vs United States: Imported deforestation

Japan

44,920 hectares

in 2023

United States

198,489 hectares

in 2023

Japan rank

5th

United States rank

2nd

Imported deforestation over time

Japan
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 198,489 hectares against 44,920 hectares in Japan, a difference of 153,569 hectares.

That makes United States's figure about 4.4 times Japan's.

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

Japan ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 178 countries.

Individual pages

Imported deforestation in Japan
Imported deforestation in United States
Full country ranking

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
Last refreshed: 07 August 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.