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total_deforestation
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
24,389.9value
Median: 240.1value
Countries Covered
183
with available data
Highest
Brazil
1,290,969.6value
Lowest
Tajikistan
0.0value
Top 5 Countries
1Brazil1,290,969.6value
2Democratic Republic of the Congo571,062.7value
3People's Republic of China444,163.5value
4Cote d'Ivoire218,438.1value
5Bolivia150,133.3value
By Region
South America218,495.0value(7 countries)
Asia42,624.4value(22 countries)
Africa29,806.0value(9 countries)
North America23,564.3value(4 countries)
Other14,787.0value(108 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0value)High (1,290,969.6value)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 24,389.9value)
South America (7)
Asia (22)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
Other (108)
Oceania (2)
Europe (31)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 1,290,969.6value |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 571,062.7value |
| 3 | People's Republic of China | 444,163.5value |
| 4 | Cote d'Ivoire | 218,438.1value |
| 5 | Bolivia | 150,133.3value |
| 6 | India | 134,885.0value |
| 7 | Nigeria | 109,543.2value |
| 8 | Vietnam | 107,947.9value |
| 9 | Indonesia | 106,300.5value |
| 10 | Paraguay | 79,570.3value |
| 11 | Myanmar | 78,203.6value |
| 12 | Angola | 76,403.8value |
| 13 | Peru | 68,301.0value |
| 14 | Colombia | 67,936.4value |
| 15 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 67,314.2value |
| 16 | Ghana | 61,290.0value |
| 17 | Cameroon | 56,681.2value |
| 18 | Thailand | 49,608.0value |
| 19 | Malaysia | 49,198.9value |
| 20 | Argentina | 48,425.4value |
| 21 | Madagascar | 47,560.0value |
| 22 | United States of America | 45,711.3value |
| 23 | Cambodia | 42,543.1value |
| 24 | United Republic of Tanzania | 38,790.4value |
| 25 | Mozambique | 37,053.8value |
| 26 | Mexico | 32,951.5value |
| 27 | Philippines | 32,275.3value |
| 28 | Chile | 31,352.7value |
| 29 | Guinea | 28,045.7value |
| 30 | Ecuador | 19,347.0value |
| 31 | Central African Republic | 18,888.2value |
| 32 | Honduras | 18,876.9value |
| 33 | Zambia | 18,827.1value |
| 34 | Nicaragua | 17,360.8value |
| 35 | New Zealand | 16,179.8value |
| 36 | Malawi | 12,740.5value |
| 37 | Papua New Guinea | 12,590.7value |
| 38 | Guatemala | 12,357.5value |
| 39 | Uganda | 11,947.7value |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | 11,475.1value |
| 41 | Chad | 10,346.2value |
| 42 | Republic of the Congo | 9,197.5value |
| 43 | Kenya | 8,863.4value |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 8,427.3value |
| 45 | Liberia | 6,792.7value |
| 46 | Venezuela | 5,603.1value |
| 47 | Panama | 4,960.1value |
| 48 | Gabon | 4,786.5value |
| 49 | Australia | 4,456.9value |
| 50 | South Sudan | 4,220.9value |
| 51 | Ireland | 3,784.7value |
| 52 | South Africa | 3,695.0value |
| 53 | Canada | 3,236.8value |
| 54 | Uruguay | 3,132.9value |
| 55 | Sierra Leone | 2,430.8value |
| 56 | Spain | 1,937.2value |
| 57 | Benin | 1,858.0value |
| 58 | Rwanda | 1,824.8value |
| 59 | Italy | 1,748.1value |
| 60 | Guyana | 1,658.6value |
| 61 | Russian Federation | 1,599.5value |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 1,575.2value |
| 63 | Ukraine | 1,428.7value |
| 64 | Solomon Islands | 1,331.2value |
| 65 | Latvia | 1,329.8value |
| 66 | Suriname | 1,300.6value |
| 67 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,120.7value |
| 68 | France | 1,065.5value |
| 69 | Belize | 1,057.5value |
| 70 | Bangladesh | 944.1value |
| 71 | Nepal | 891.6value |
| 72 | Zimbabwe | 864.9value |
| 73 | French Guiana | 798.9value |
| 74 | Finland | 797.6value |
| 75 | Türkiye | 787.9value |
| 76 | Equatorial Guinea | 720.3value |
| 77 | Serbia | 505.0value |
| 78 | Fiji | 485.5value |
| 79 | Greece | 480.4value |
| 80 | Japan | 472.6value |
| 81 | Burundi | 432.6value |
| 82 | Togo | 426.8value |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 420.1value |
| 84 | North Korea | 415.7value |
| 85 | Cuba | 405.2value |
| 86 | Germany | 365.8value |
| 87 | Mali | 318.4value |
| 88 | Portugal | 293.6value |
| 89 | Lithuania | 282.5value |
| 90 | Poland | 266.0value |
| 91 | Romania | 260.0value |
| 92 | Croatia | 240.1value |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 223.0value |
| 94 | Bhutan | 183.9value |
| 95 | Norway | 177.7value |
| 96 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 169.6value |
| 97 | Hungary | 150.8value |
| 98 | Taiwan, Province of China | 148.7value |
| 99 | Sweden | 145.4value |
| 100 | Jamaica | 144.8value |
| 101 | Kazakhstan | 141.0value |
| 102 | South Korea | 137.0value |
| 103 | Somalia | 129.0value |
| 104 | Mauritius | 124.3value |
| 105 | Puerto Rico | 111.5value |
| 106 | Albania | 104.5value |
| 107 | Slovenia | 99.6value |
| 108 | Reunion | 88.3value |
| 109 | El Salvador | 83.6value |
| 110 | Estonia | 80.1value |
| 111 | United Kingdom | 71.2value |
| 112 | Timor-Leste | 61.4value |
| 113 | Brunei Darussalam | 55.3value |
| 114 | Montenegro | 53.2value |
| 115 | Switzerland | 49.5value |
| 116 | Sudan | 47.1value |
| 117 | Netherlands | 46.6value |
| 118 | Austria | 44.1value |
| 119 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 42.0value |
| 120 | Denmark | 40.5value |
| 121 | Czech Republic | 40.2value |
| 122 | Eswatini | 38.6value |
| 123 | Haiti | 36.1value |
| 124 | Belgium | 31.7value |
| 125 | Moldova, Republic of | 31.6value |
| 126 | Trinidad and Tobago | 31.0value |
| 127 | Georgia | 25.1value |
| 128 | New Caledonia | 24.2value |
| 129 | Slovakia | 23.3value |
| 130 | Sao Tome and Principe | 19.3value |
| 131 | Pakistan | 17.8value |
| 132 | Azerbaijan | 16.5value |
| 133 | Martinique | 15.8value |
| 134 | Vanuatu | 15.4value |
| 135 | Egypt | 14.6value |
| 136 | Guadeloupe | 12.9value |
| 137 | Belarus | 10.0value |
| 138 | Algeria | 9.6value |
| 139 | Senegal | 9.2value |
| 140 | Comoros | 8.9value |
| 141 | Singapore | 8.3value |
| 142 | Morocco | 7.7value |
| 143 | Israel | 6.0value |
| 144 | Tunisia | 5.6value |
| 145 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 5.5value |
| 146 | Namibia | 5.4value |
| 147 | Bahamas | 3.7value |
| 148 | Luxembourg | 3.3value |
| 149 | Republic of The Gambia | 2.8value |
| 150 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2.3value |
| 151 | Mongolia | 2.2value |
| 152 | Armenia | 2.2value |
| 153 | Saint Lucia | 2.2value |
| 154 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.9value |
| 155 | Botswana | 1.9value |
| 156 | Cape Verde | 1.8value |
| 157 | Dominica | 1.7value |
| 158 | Lebanon | 1.7value |
| 159 | Eritrea | 1.6value |
| 160 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.2value |
| 161 | Cyprus | 1.0value |
| 162 | Seychelles | 0.9value |
| 163 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.8value |
| 164 | Maldives | 0.8value |
| 165 | Afghanistan | 0.7value |
| 166 | Libya | 0.7value |
| 167 | Turkmenistan | 0.3value |
| 168 | Grenada | 0.3value |
| 169 | Uzbekistan | 0.2value |
| 170 | State of Palestine | 0.1value |
| 171 | Lesotho | 0.1value |
| 172 | Malta | 0.1value |
| 173 | Jordan | 0.1value |
| 174 | Burkina Faso | 0.1value |
| 175 | Yemen | 0.1value |
| 176 | Iraq | 0.1value |
| 177 | Mauritania | 0.1value |
| 178 | Oman | 0.1value |
| 179 | Niger | 0.1value |
| 180 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.1value |
| 181 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1value |
| 182 | Barbados | 0.1value |
| 183 | Tajikistan | 0.0value |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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