Top ten UK imported agricultural commodities with the highest deforestation risk in 2017 (data from (Pendrill et al., 2020), based on methods described in Pendrill et al. (2019a); Pendrill et al. (2019b).
| Commodity | Sum of deforestation risk (hectares (ha)/year) |
|---|---|
| Palm oil | 5390 |
| Beef (inc. buffalo) | 2483 |
| Timber (forest plantations) | 2140 |
| Soybeans | 1871 |
| Cocoa, beans | 1261 |
| Coffee, green | 1208 |
| Sugar Raw Centrifugal | 322 |
| Pepper (piper spp.) | 178 |
| Rubber, natural | 94 |
| Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms | 92 |
| Commodity | Sum of deforestation risk (hectares (ha)/year) |
|---|---|
| Palm oil | 5390 |
| Beef (inc. buffalo) | 2483 |
| Timber (forest plantations) | 2140 |
| Soybeans | 1871 |
| Cocoa, beans | 1261 |
| Coffee, green | 1208 |
| Sugar Raw Centrifugal | 322 |
| Pepper (piper spp.) | 178 |
| Rubber, natural | 94 |
| Nutmeg, mace and cardamoms | 92 |
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