What is the difference in imported deforestation between Saudi Arabia and Thailand?

1,656 hectares, with Thailand ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Thailand?

19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Imported deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Saudi Arabia vs Thailand: Imported deforestation

Saudi Arabia

9,760 hectares

in 2023

Thailand

11,416 hectares

in 2023

Saudi Arabia rank

28th

Thailand rank

25th

Imported deforestation over time

Saudi Arabia
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 11,416 hectares against 9,760 hectares in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 1,656 hectares.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 28th and Thailand ranks 25th of 178 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	22,140 hectares	15,605 hectares	6,535 hectares	Saudi Arabia
2010s	24,337 hectares	17,528 hectares	6,809 hectares	Saudi Arabia
2020s	11,170 hectares	13,872 hectares	2,702 hectares	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imported deforestation, Saudi Arabia or Thailand?: Thailand, at 11,416 hectares against 9,760 hectares in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
What is the difference in imported deforestation between Saudi Arabia and Thailand?: 1,656 hectares, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Thailand?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Saudi Arabia and Thailand rank globally for imported deforestation?: Saudi Arabia ranks 28th and Thailand ranks 25th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Imported deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 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.