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environmental2023

Exported 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.

Source: Our World in Data•182 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
7,569.3hectares
Median: 60.4hectares
Countries Covered
182
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
336,153.8hectares
Lowest
Armenia
0.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo336,153.8hectares
2Brazil212,530.5hectares
3Cote d'Ivoire131,358.1hectares
4People's Republic of China86,522.9hectares
5Indonesia64,906.1hectares
By Region
South America44,837.9hectares(7 countries)
Asia11,155.6hectares(26 countries)
Oceania7,692.1hectares(2 countries)
Other6,615.6hectares(103 countries)
North America6,248.9hectares(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0hectares)High (336,153.8hectares)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 7,569.3hectares)

South America (7)
Asia (26)
Oceania (2)
Other (103)
North America (4)
Africa (9)
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 ↕
1Democratic Republic of the Congo336,153.8hectares
2Brazil212,530.5hectares
3Cote d'Ivoire131,358.1hectares
4People's Republic of China86,522.9hectares
5Indonesia64,906.1hectares
6Paraguay50,300.3hectares
7Vietnam42,621.4hectares
8Colombia35,706.4hectares
9Malaysia35,121.2hectares
10Bolivia30,939.0hectares
11Myanmar29,282.5hectares
12India28,549.3hectares
13Peru28,514.3hectares
14Ghana23,814.9hectares
15Argentina21,173.2hectares
16Thailand17,112.2hectares
17New Zealand13,511.2hectares
18Mexico13,004.6hectares
19Philippines12,381.1hectares
20United Republic of Tanzania11,148.9hectares
21Chile10,459.8hectares
22Angola9,352.5hectares
23Central African Republic9,264.1hectares
24Cameroon8,799.6hectares
25Cambodia7,948.0hectares
26United States of America7,443.1hectares
27Nigeria7,030.6hectares
28Nicaragua7,022.7hectares
29Madagascar6,648.1hectares
30Mozambique6,150.6hectares
31Lao People's Democratic Republic5,850.6hectares
32Honduras5,013.7hectares
33Papua New Guinea4,305.5hectares
34Liberia4,079.2hectares
35Guinea3,677.9hectares
36Panama3,606.9hectares
37Ecuador3,584.6hectares
38Ireland3,359.6hectares
39Guatemala3,060.6hectares
40Malawi2,697.4hectares
41Sri Lanka2,554.3hectares
42Zambia2,088.3hectares
43Gabon2,068.7hectares
44Uruguay1,896.3hectares
45Australia1,873.1hectares
46Kenya1,540.1hectares
47Canada1,487.4hectares
48Republic of the Congo1,407.2hectares
49Uganda1,285.9hectares
50Costa Rica1,265.7hectares
51Latvia1,117.6hectares
52Ukraine1,105.1hectares
53Spain1,067.1hectares
54Solomon Islands1,044.7hectares
55Sierra Leone679.6hectares
56Russian Federation660.9hectares
57Venezuela656.7hectares
58Chad647.9hectares
59Rwanda608.4hectares
60Guinea-Bissau585.9hectares
61South Africa570.8hectares
62Ethiopia551.2hectares
63Belize494.2hectares
64Italy423.3hectares
65French Guiana412.1hectares
66Suriname409.3hectares
67North Korea384.2hectares
68Guyana354.3hectares
69Fiji332.6hectares
70France299.6hectares
71Equatorial Guinea274.9hectares
72Finland236.2hectares
73Benin221.4hectares
74Germany209.0hectares
75Bangladesh188.8hectares
76Zimbabwe183.4hectares
77Poland180.4hectares
78Türkiye162.1hectares
79Greece131.5hectares
80Dominican Republic125.0hectares
81Togo118.3hectares
82Burundi116.4hectares
83Bhutan105.1hectares
84Nepal95.1hectares
85Portugal93.0hectares
86Lithuania87.0hectares
87Norway86.7hectares
88Hungary84.9hectares
89Croatia72.1hectares
90Romania65.0hectares
91Sweden62.5hectares
92Estonia58.2hectares
93Bulgaria57.9hectares
94Timor-Leste49.7hectares
95Denmark48.2hectares
96Somalia46.0hectares
97Japan40.6hectares
98Slovenia38.0hectares
99Czech Republic32.9hectares
100United Kingdom32.7hectares
101Netherlands32.0hectares
102Reunion31.8hectares
103Austria27.7hectares
104Belgium26.6hectares
105Taiwan, Province of China23.9hectares
106Eswatini23.0hectares
107Moldova, Republic of21.7hectares
108Brunei Darussalam21.2hectares
109Jamaica16.5hectares
110Cuba15.8hectares
111Mali14.5hectares
112Belarus14.5hectares
113New Caledonia14.2hectares
114Mauritius13.5hectares
115Switzerland12.3hectares
116Bosnia and Herzegovina12.2hectares
117South Korea12.1hectares
118Puerto Rico12.0hectares
119The Republic of North Macedonia9.4hectares
120Kazakhstan8.7hectares
121El Salvador8.0hectares
122Vanuatu7.7hectares
123Haiti5.9hectares
124Martinique5.2hectares
125Guadeloupe5.0hectares
126Trinidad and Tobago4.7hectares
127Georgia3.9hectares
128Tunisia3.1hectares
129Comoros2.7hectares
130Albania2.4hectares
131Bahamas2.0hectares
132Singapore1.8hectares
133Slovakia1.6hectares
134Republic of The Gambia1.5hectares
135Mongolia1.0hectares
136Syrian Arab Republic0.9hectares
137Morocco0.8hectares
138Azerbaijan0.7hectares
139Luxembourg0.6hectares
140Dominica0.6hectares
141Cape Verde0.5hectares
142Botswana0.4hectares
143Barbados0.3hectares
144Israel0.3hectares
145Pakistan0.3hectares
146Senegal0.3hectares
147Grenada0.2hectares
148Lesotho0.2hectares
149Saint Kitts and Nevis0.1hectares
150Islamic Republic of Iran0.1hectares
151Saint Lucia0.1hectares
152Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.1hectares
153Antigua and Barbuda0.1hectares
154Cyprus0.0hectares
155Eritrea0.0hectares
156Djibouti0.0hectares
157State of Palestine0.0hectares
158Iceland0.0hectares
159Iraq0.0hectares
160Jordan0.0hectares
161Kuwait0.0hectares
162Kyrgyzstan0.0hectares
163Lebanon0.0hectares
164Libya0.0hectares
165Malta0.0hectares
166Mauritania0.0hectares
167Oman0.0hectares
168Namibia0.0hectares
169Niger0.0hectares
170Qatar0.0hectares
171Saudi Arabia0.0hectares
172Tajikistan0.0hectares
173United Arab Emirates0.0hectares
174Turkmenistan0.0hectares
175Egypt0.0hectares
176Burkina Faso0.0hectares
177Uzbekistan0.0hectares
178Yemen0.0hectares
179Afghanistan0.0hectares
180Algeria0.0hectares
181Bahrain0.0hectares
182Armenia0.0hectares
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Topics

#environmental#hectares#exported#deforestation

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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