Annual deforestation as share of forest area
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.5%)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; 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 | Azerbaijan | 8.3% |
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 3.3% |
| 3 | Chad | 3.0% |
| 4 | Republic of The Gambia | 2.9% |
| 5 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.2% |
| 6 | Malawi | 1.9% |
| 7 | Niger | 1.8% |
| 8 | Guatemala | 1.7% |
| 9 | Benin | 1.7% |
| 10 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.7% |
| 11 | Uganda | 1.5% |
| 12 | Netherlands | 1.5% |
| 13 | Somalia | 1.5% |
| 14 | Paraguay | 1.4% |
| 15 | Guinea | 1.3% |
| 16 | Madagascar | 1.3% |
| 17 | Honduras | 1.2% |
| 18 | Sudan | 1.2% |
| 19 | Dominican Republic | 1.1% |
| 20 | Portugal | 1.1% |
| 21 | Mali | 1.0% |
| 22 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.0% |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 1.0% |
| 24 | Iraq | 0.9% |
| 25 | India | 0.8% |
| 26 | Mozambique | 0.8% |
| 27 | Angola | 0.8% |
| 28 | Belize | 0.7% |
| 29 | El Salvador | 0.7% |
| 30 | Ecuador | 0.7% |
| 31 | Brazil | 0.6% |
| 32 | Kazakhstan | 0.6% |
| 33 | Cameroon | 0.6% |
| 34 | Nicaragua | 0.6% |
| 35 | Tunisia | 0.6% |
| 36 | Eritrea | 0.6% |
| 37 | Algeria | 0.5% |
| 38 | Argentina | 0.4% |
| 39 | Zimbabwe | 0.4% |
| 40 | Pakistan | 0.4% |
| 41 | Belgium | 0.4% |
| 42 | Vanuatu | 0.4% |
| 43 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.3% |
| 44 | Eswatini | 0.3% |
| 45 | Australia | 0.3% |
| 46 | Togo | 0.3% |
| 47 | Bhutan | 0.3% |
| 48 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.2% |
| 49 | Mexico | 0.2% |
| 50 | Senegal | 0.2% |
| 51 | Colombia | 0.2% |
| 52 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.2% |
| 53 | Slovenia | 0.2% |
| 54 | Denmark | 0.2% |
| 55 | Libya | 0.2% |
| 56 | Suriname | 0.2% |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 0.2% |
| 58 | Ethiopia | 0.1% |
| 59 | Italy | 0.1% |
| 60 | Austria | 0.1% |
| 61 | Venezuela | 0.1% |
| 62 | People's Republic of China | 0.1% |
| 63 | Panama | 0.1% |
| 64 | Indonesia | 0.1% |
| 65 | Central African Republic | 0.1% |
| 66 | New Zealand | 0.1% |
| 67 | Papua New Guinea | 0.1% |
| 68 | Czech Republic | 0.1% |
| 69 | Switzerland | 0.1% |
| 70 | Uzbekistan | 0.1% |
| 71 | Mauritius | 0.1% |
| 72 | Jamaica | 0.1% |
| 73 | Lebanon | 0.1% |
| 74 | Hungary | 0.1% |
| 75 | Dominica | 0.1% |
| 76 | Timor-Leste | 0.1% |
| 77 | Ireland | 0.1% |
| 78 | Chile | 0.1% |
| 79 | South Korea | 0.1% |
| 80 | Norway | 0.1% |
| 81 | Gabon | 0.0% |
| 82 | Guyana | 0.0% |
| 83 | Belarus | 0.0% |
| 84 | Namibia | 0.0% |
| 85 | Morocco | 0.0% |
| 86 | New Caledonia | 0.0% |
| 87 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% |
| 88 | Estonia | 0.0% |
| 89 | Germany | 0.0% |
| 90 | Spain | 0.0% |
| 91 | Lithuania | 0.0% |
| 92 | Poland | 0.0% |
| 93 | Latvia | 0.0% |
| 94 | Canada | 0.0% |
| 95 | Vietnam | 0.0% |
| 96 | United Kingdom | 0.0% |
| 97 | Croatia | 0.0% |
| 98 | Türkiye | 0.0% |
| 99 | Ukraine | 0.0% |
| 100 | Serbia | 0.0% |
| 101 | Romania | 0.0% |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 0.0% |
| 103 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% |
| 104 | Comoros | 0.0% |
| 105 | Republic of the Congo | 0.0% |
| 106 | Cuba | 0.0% |
| 107 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% |
| 108 | Finland | 0.0% |
| 109 | Djibouti | 0.0% |
| 110 | Georgia | 0.0% |
| 111 | Greenland | 0.0% |
| 112 | Iceland | 0.0% |
| 113 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.0% |
| 114 | Jordan | 0.0% |
| 115 | Kuwait | 0.0% |
| 116 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% |
| 117 | Liechtenstein | 0.0% |
| 118 | Malta | 0.0% |
| 119 | Oman | 0.0% |
| 120 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 121 | Reunion | 0.0% |
| 122 | Russian Federation | 0.0% |
| 123 | San Marino | 0.0% |
| 124 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0% |
| 125 | Singapore | 0.0% |
| 126 | Sweden | 0.0% |
| 127 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0% |
| 128 | Jersey | 0.0% |
| 129 | Isle of Man | 0.0% |
| 130 | Uruguay | 0.0% |
| 131 | Yemen | 0.0% |
| 132 | Bahrain | 0.0% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).
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