environmental2020

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.

Source: Our World in Data132 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
0.5%
Median: 0.1%
Countries Covered
132
with available data
Highest
Azerbaijan
8.3%
Lowest
Bahrain
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Azerbaijan8.3%
2Burkina Faso3.3%
3Chad3.0%
4Republic of The Gambia2.9%
5Cote d'Ivoire2.2%
By Region
Other0.7%(73 countries)
North America0.7%(3 countries)
Africa0.4%(4 countries)
South America0.3%(6 countries)
Asia0.2%(17 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0%)High (8.3%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 0.5%)

Other (73)
North America (3)
Africa (4)
South America (6)
Asia (17)
Oceania (2)
Europe (27)

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 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
1Azerbaijan8.3%
2Burkina Faso3.3%
3Chad3.0%
4Republic of The Gambia2.9%
5Cote d'Ivoire2.2%
6Malawi1.9%
7Niger1.8%
8Guatemala1.7%
9Benin1.7%
10Saint Pierre and Miquelon1.7%
11Uganda1.5%
12Netherlands1.5%
13Somalia1.5%
14Paraguay1.4%
15Guinea1.3%
16Madagascar1.3%
17Honduras1.2%
18Sudan1.2%
19Dominican Republic1.1%
20Portugal1.1%
21Mali1.0%
22United Republic of Tanzania1.0%
23Bangladesh1.0%
24Iraq0.9%
25India0.8%
26Mozambique0.8%
27Angola0.8%
28Belize0.7%
29El Salvador0.7%
30Ecuador0.7%
31Brazil0.6%
32Kazakhstan0.6%
33Cameroon0.6%
34Nicaragua0.6%
35Tunisia0.6%
36Eritrea0.6%
37Algeria0.5%
38Argentina0.4%
39Zimbabwe0.4%
40Pakistan0.4%
41Belgium0.4%
42Vanuatu0.4%
43Equatorial Guinea0.3%
44Eswatini0.3%
45Australia0.3%
46Togo0.3%
47Bhutan0.3%
48Moldova, Republic of0.2%
49Mexico0.2%
50Senegal0.2%
51Colombia0.2%
52Democratic Republic of the Congo0.2%
53Slovenia0.2%
54Denmark0.2%
55Libya0.2%
56Suriname0.2%
57Costa Rica0.2%
58Ethiopia0.1%
59Italy0.1%
60Austria0.1%
61Venezuela0.1%
62People's Republic of China0.1%
63Panama0.1%
64Indonesia0.1%
65Central African Republic0.1%
66New Zealand0.1%
67Papua New Guinea0.1%
68Czech Republic0.1%
69Switzerland0.1%
70Uzbekistan0.1%
71Mauritius0.1%
72Jamaica0.1%
73Lebanon0.1%
74Hungary0.1%
75Dominica0.1%
76Timor-Leste0.1%
77Ireland0.1%
78Chile0.1%
79South Korea0.1%
80Norway0.1%
81Gabon0.0%
82Guyana0.0%
83Belarus0.0%
84Namibia0.0%
85Morocco0.0%
86New Caledonia0.0%
87Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0%
88Estonia0.0%
89Germany0.0%
90Spain0.0%
91Lithuania0.0%
92Poland0.0%
93Latvia0.0%
94Canada0.0%
95Vietnam0.0%
96United Kingdom0.0%
97Croatia0.0%
98Türkiye0.0%
99Ukraine0.0%
100Serbia0.0%
101Romania0.0%
102Bulgaria0.0%
103Cayman Islands0.0%
104Comoros0.0%
105Republic of the Congo0.0%
106Cuba0.0%
107Faroe Islands0.0%
108Finland0.0%
109Djibouti0.0%
110Georgia0.0%
111Greenland0.0%
112Iceland0.0%
113Islamic Republic of Iran0.0%
114Jordan0.0%
115Kuwait0.0%
116Kyrgyzstan0.0%
117Liechtenstein0.0%
118Malta0.0%
119Oman0.0%
120Qatar0.0%
121Reunion0.0%
122Russian Federation0.0%
123San Marino0.0%
124Saudi Arabia0.0%
125Singapore0.0%
126Sweden0.0%
127Syrian Arab Republic0.0%
128Jersey0.0%
129Isle of Man0.0%
130Uruguay0.0%
131Yemen0.0%
132Bahrain0.0%
Showing 132 of 132 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).

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