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  1. 1China231,150.9
  2. 2United States198,488.7
  3. 3India55,697.7
  4. 4Germany48,137.2
  5. 5Japan44,919.9
  6. 6United Kingdom29,133.9
  7. 7France28,283.1
  8. 8Korea, Rep.27,737.8
  9. 9Viet Nam26,644.1
  10. 10Russian Federation22,230.7
  11. 11Italy22,107.2
  12. 12Mexico21,236.8
  13. 13Spain20,872.5
  14. 14Canada20,089.6
  15. 15Indonesia18,889.2
  16. 16Australia18,390.6
  17. 17Malaysia17,987.4
  18. 18Algeria17,805.7
  19. 19Netherlands17,647.3
  20. 20Chile16,751.7
  21. 21Paraguay16,480.9
  22. 22Brazil16,352.6
  23. 23Argentina11,874.3
  24. 24Turkiye11,570.4
  25. 25Thailand11,416.3
  26. 26Peru10,557.9
  27. 27Iran, Islamic Rep.10,074.5
  28. 28Saudi Arabia9,759.7
  29. 29Singapore9,747
  30. 30United Arab Emirates8,399.8
  31. 31Bangladesh8,342.5
  32. 32Egypt, Arab Rep.8,299.6
  33. 33Burkina Faso8,085.1
  34. 34Pakistan7,940.8
  35. 35Ecuador7,461.4
  36. 36Belgium7,460.2
  37. 37Poland7,450.6
  38. 38Colombia7,252.3
  39. 39Venezuela, RB6,866.6
  40. 40South Africa6,859
  41. 41Philippines6,771.9
  42. 42Switzerland5,865.1
  43. 43Iraq5,824
  44. 44Bolivia5,619
  45. 45Mali5,407.4
  46. 46Nigeria5,344.7
  47. 47Kenya5,104.7
  48. 48Guatemala4,818
  49. 49Dominican Republic4,747.8
  50. 50Ghana4,733.9
  51. 51Sri Lanka4,597
  52. 52Uruguay4,287.5
  53. 53Norway4,275.2
  54. 54El Salvador4,181.4
  55. 55Ukraine4,162.5
  56. 56Cote d'Ivoire4,149.4
  57. 57Portugal4,002.4
  58. 58Ethiopia3,925.6
  59. 59Sweden3,773.5
  60. 60Austria3,689.3
  61. 61Jordan3,665.7
  62. 62Panama3,659.7
  63. 63Uganda3,587.9
  64. 64Senegal3,528.4
  65. 65Israel3,393.4
  66. 66Angola3,346.7
  67. 67Cameroon3,343.7
  68. 68Qatar3,307.3
  69. 69Nicaragua3,182.6
  70. 70Tanzania3,156.1
  71. 71Cuba3,140.9
  72. 72Honduras3,100.7
  73. 73Uzbekistan3,014.3
  74. 74New Zealand2,993.2
  75. 75Oman2,980
  76. 76Kuwait2,937.1
  77. 77Nepal2,903.5
  78. 78Morocco2,886.5
  79. 79Guinea2,853.6
  80. 80Niger2,735.7
  81. 81Albania2,716.3
  82. 82Belarus2,633.1
  83. 83Denmark2,631.2
  84. 84Turkmenistan2,611.6
  85. 85Papua New Guinea2,593.1
  86. 86Yemen, Rep.2,590.6
  87. 87Lebanon2,477.1
  88. 88Greece2,468.2
  89. 89Georgia2,436.1
  90. 90Jamaica2,413.4
  91. 91Bahrain2,387.1
  92. 92Mozambique2,373.2
  93. 93Zambia2,330.6
  94. 94Congo, Dem. Rep.2,320.9
  95. 95Tajikistan2,320.4
  96. 96Costa Rica2,302.9
  97. 97Rwanda2,273
  98. 98Zimbabwe2,264.1
  99. 99Finland2,260.7
  100. 100Armenia2,240.6
  101. 101Gabon2,172.1
  102. 102Afghanistan1,978.7
  103. 103Czechia1,916.6
  104. 104Benin1,910.7
  105. 105Ireland1,878.2
  106. 106Mauritania1,865.2
  107. 107Namibia1,842.8
  108. 108Syrian Arab Republic1,836.7
  109. 109Haiti1,829.4
  110. 110Azerbaijan1,792.9
  111. 111Equatorial Guinea1,779.5
  112. 112Bahamas, The1,744.4
  113. 113Congo, Rep.1,728.8
  114. 114Bosnia and Herzegovina1,719.9
  115. 115West Bank and Gaza1,701.5
  116. 116Madagascar1,701.3
  117. 117Kyrgyz Republic1,689.7
  118. 118Romania1,669.5
  119. 119Mongolia1,653.1
  120. 120Chad1,635.7
  121. 121Eritrea1,630.9
  122. 122Libya1,507.2
  123. 123Bhutan1,429.6
  124. 124North Macedonia1,420.1
  125. 125Moldova1,408.4
  126. 126Togo1,399.8
  127. 127Malawi1,384.1
  128. 128Hungary1,291.2
  129. 129Slovak Republic1,251.4
  130. 130Botswana1,243.4
  131. 131Bulgaria1,206.8
  132. 132Gambia, The1,204
  133. 133Belize1,183.2
  134. 134Liberia1,077.8
  135. 135Cambodia1,076.8
  136. 136Djibouti1,034.2
  137. 137Somalia, Fed. Rep.1,026
  138. 138Central African Republic1,012.3
  139. 139Sierra Leone989.2
  140. 140Burundi982.2
  141. 141Tunisia969.4
  142. 142Kazakhstan949.6
  143. 143Korea, Dem. People's Rep.774.7
  144. 144Myanmar752.8
  145. 145Estonia655.5
  146. 146Croatia570.7
  147. 147Luxembourg555.4
  148. 148Slovenia520.7
  149. 149Lao PDR388.6
  150. 150Lithuania382.5
  151. 151Brunei Darussalam305.3
  152. 152Latvia243
  153. 153Cyprus210.3
  154. 154Iceland149.2
  155. 155Malta92.6
  156. 156New Caledonia0
  157. 156Taiwan0
  158. 156Trinidad and Tobago0
  159. 156Timor-Leste0
  160. 156Eswatini0
  161. 156Suriname0
  162. 156Solomon Islands0
  163. 156Puerto Rico (US)0
  164. 156Vanuatu0
  165. 156Comoros0
  166. 156Lesotho0
  167. 156Dominica0
  168. 156Guyana0
  169. 156Fiji0
  170. 156Guinea-Bissau0

Imported deforestation

Imported deforestation by country 2023 | worldgovdata