South Korea vs Vietnam: Imported deforestation

South Korea
27,738 hectares
in 2023
Vietnam
26,644 hectares
in 2023
South Korea rank
8th
Vietnam rank
9th

Imported deforestation over time

  • South Korea
  • Vietnam
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k200520142023

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 27,738 hectares against 26,644 hectares in Vietnam, a difference of 1,094 hectares.

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

South Korea ranks 8th and Vietnam ranks 9th 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.