Switzerland vs Venezuela: Imported deforestation

Switzerland
5,865 hectares
in 2023
Venezuela
6,867 hectares
in 2023
Switzerland rank
42nd
Venezuela rank
39th

Imported deforestation over time

  • Switzerland
  • Venezuela
10.0k20.0k30.0k200520142023

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 6,867 hectares against 5,865 hectares in Switzerland, a difference of 1,002 hectares.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Venezuela ahead.

Switzerland ranks 42nd and Venezuela ranks 39th 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
Last refreshed

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.