Deforestation embedded in trade in Luxembourg

Luxembourg: Deforestation embedded in trade was 554.83 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
554.83 hectares
Change on year
down 6.0%
Rank
109th
of 178 regions
All-time high
2,140 hectares
in 2009
All-time low
554.83 hectares
in 2023
Years of data
19
2005–2023

Deforestation embedded in trade in Luxembourg, 2005–2023

5001.0k1.5k2.0k2005201420232005: 743 hectares2006: 644 hectares2007: 863 hectares2008: 885 hectares2009: 2.1k hectares2010: 1.8k hectares2011: 2.0k hectares2012: 1.2k hectares2013: 1.2k hectares2014: 1.1k hectares2015: 1.1k hectares2016: 1.3k hectares2017: 1.1k hectares2018: 1.5k hectares2019: 2.0k hectares2020: 2.0k hectares2021: 2.1k hectares2022: 590.4 hectares2023: 554.8 hectares

Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.

Analysis

Luxembourg recorded 554.83 hectares for deforestation embedded in trade in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 54.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, deforestation embedded in trade in Luxembourg peaked at 2,140 hectares in 2009 and was at its lowest, 554.83 hectares, in 2023.

Luxembourg ranks 109th of 178 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,055 hectares 644 hectares 2,140 hectares 5
2010s 1,429 hectares 1,050 hectares 2,038 hectares 10
2020s 1,303 hectares 554.83 hectares 2,073 hectares 4

Countries ranked near Luxembourg

  1. 106 Burundi 865.88 hectares compare
  2. 107 Belize 689.01 hectares compare
  3. 108 Estonia 597.23 hectares compare
  4. 110 Croatia 498.59 hectares compare
  5. 111 Slovenia 482.78 hectares compare
  6. 112 North Korea 390.54 hectares compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deforestation embedded in trade in Luxembourg?
Deforestation embedded in trade in Luxembourg was 554.83 hectares in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest deforestation embedded in trade recorded in Luxembourg?
The highest recorded value was 2,140 hectares in 2009.
What is the lowest deforestation embedded in trade recorded in Luxembourg?
The lowest recorded value was 554.83 hectares in 2023.
How does Luxembourg rank for deforestation embedded in trade?
Luxembourg ranks 109th out of 178 regions with data for 2023.
Is deforestation embedded in trade rising or falling in Luxembourg?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Luxembourg data come from?
The figures come from Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Deforestation embedded in trade. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Deforestation embedded in trade
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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Deforestation driven by imported goods minus exported goods from agriculture and forest plantations. Net importers of deforestation are countries who contribute to net deforestation in other countries – the deforestation that they cause in other countries is given as a positive value.