Imported deforestation in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Imported deforestation was 555.43 hectares in 2023. ▲ Rising
Imported deforestation in Luxembourg, 2005–2023
Source: Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in hectares.
Analysis
Luxembourg recorded 555.43 hectares for imported deforestation in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.0% on the previous year and down 54.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imported deforestation in Luxembourg peaked at 2,142 hectares in 2009 and was at its lowest, 555.43 hectares, in 2023.
That places Luxembourg 147th out of 178 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Imported deforestation in Luxembourg, year by year
| Year | hectares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 744.25 hectares | — |
| 2006 | 645.52 hectares | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 865.67 hectares | +34.1% |
| 2008 | 888.67 hectares | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 2,142 hectares | +141.0% |
| 2010 | 1,786 hectares | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 1,984 hectares | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 1,174 hectares | -40.8% |
| 2013 | 1,222 hectares | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1,062 hectares | -13.1% |
| 2015 | 1,053 hectares | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 1,317 hectares | +25.1% |
| 2017 | 1,136 hectares | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 1,548 hectares | +36.3% |
| 2019 | 2,039 hectares | +31.7% |
| 2020 | 1,994 hectares | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 2,074 hectares | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 590.91 hectares | -71.5% |
| 2023 | 555.43 hectares | -6.0% |
Luxembourg compared with similar countries
- Luxembourg's 555.43 hectares is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,937 hectares, 19% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Luxembourg's 555.43 hectares is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2,378 hectares, 23% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Imported deforestation in Luxembourg changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +141.0% | 888.67 hectares | 2,142 hectares |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,057 hectares | 645.52 hectares | 2,142 hectares | 5 |
| 2010s | 1,432 hectares | 1,053 hectares | 2,039 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,304 hectares | 555.43 hectares | 2,074 hectares | 4 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More environment data for Luxembourg
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2585 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1872 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.601 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imported deforestation in Luxembourg?
- Imported deforestation in Luxembourg was 555.43 hectares in 2023, according to Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest imported deforestation recorded in Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 2,142 hectares in 2009.
- What is the lowest imported deforestation recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 555.43 hectares in 2023.
- How does Luxembourg rank for imported deforestation?
- Luxembourg ranks 147th out of 178 countries with data for 2023.
- Is imported deforestation rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.6%. 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 Imported deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.