environmental2013

Share of deforestation that is exported

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2013; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data121 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
14.4%
Median: 6.4%
Countries Covered
121
with available data
Highest
Namibia
68.4%
Lowest
Reunion
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Namibia68.4%
2Paraguay67.6%
3Grenada63.9%
4Malaysia63.7%
5Argentina56.7%
By Region
Oceania47.9%(1 countries)
Europe32.1%(5 countries)
South America26.5%(6 countries)
Asia16.3%(18 countries)
Other12.6%(80 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 (68.4%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 14.4%)

Oceania (1)
Europe (5)
South America (6)
Asia (18)
Other (80)
Africa (9)
North America (2)

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 2013; 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
1Namibia68.4%
2Paraguay67.6%
3Grenada63.9%
4Malaysia63.7%
5Argentina56.7%
6Uruguay56.7%
7Thailand51.1%
8Indonesia50.8%
9Nicaragua49.2%
10Australia47.9%
11Mauritius43.8%
12Cyprus43.0%
13Honduras42.7%
14Spain42.6%
15Liberia41.6%
16Fiji40.3%
17Costa Rica39.7%
18Greece39.0%
19Vietnam38.3%
20Botswana37.9%
21Papua New Guinea32.5%
22Belize32.0%
23Zambia30.6%
24Ghana28.1%
25El Salvador27.6%
26Cote d'Ivoire27.4%
27Togo22.3%
28Brazil21.5%
29Guinea-Bissau21.1%
30Portugal20.2%
31Suriname20.2%
32Republic of the Congo20.0%
33Benin19.7%
34Guyana19.6%
35Israel19.4%
36Malta18.9%
37Panama16.2%
38Italy15.6%
39Burkina Faso14.0%
40Malawi13.8%
41Mozambique13.4%
42Myanmar12.3%
43Jordan12.2%
44Pakistan11.2%
45Philippines11.1%
46Uganda11.0%
47Lebanon11.0%
48Lao People's Democratic Republic10.8%
49Georgia10.3%
50South Africa10.0%
51Ecuador9.9%
52Egypt9.6%
53Peru9.4%
54Oman8.6%
55United Republic of Tanzania8.5%
56Sri Lanka8.2%
57Seychelles8.0%
58Jamaica7.9%
59Cambodia7.5%
60Zimbabwe7.1%
61Venezuela6.4%
62Türkiye6.2%
63Ethiopia6.2%
64Singapore6.0%
65Mexico6.0%
66Tunisia5.9%
67India5.6%
68Niger5.6%
69Syrian Arab Republic5.5%
70Morocco5.2%
71Colombia4.7%
72Central African Republic4.5%
73Cameroon4.3%
74Guatemala3.8%
75Gabon3.6%
76Brunei Darussalam3.5%
77Trinidad and Tobago3.3%
78Kenya3.3%
79New Caledonia2.7%
80Nepal2.3%
81Albania1.9%
82Sierra Leone1.8%
83Dominican Republic1.7%
84Madagascar1.6%
85Iraq1.6%
86Yemen1.5%
87Rwanda1.5%
88Eritrea1.3%
89Mali1.3%
90Guinea1.2%
91Barbados1.1%
92Republic of The Gambia1.0%
93Burundi1.0%
94Timor-Leste0.8%
95Japan0.6%
96Democratic Republic of the Congo0.6%
97Senegal0.6%
98Chad0.5%
99Saint Lucia0.5%
100Armenia0.4%
101Bangladesh0.3%
102Nigeria0.3%
103Cape Verde0.2%
104Bahamas0.2%
105Haiti0.1%
106Maldives0.1%
107Islamic Republic of Iran0.0%
108Algeria0.0%
109Angola0.0%
110Mauritania0.0%
111Bhutan0.0%
112Lesotho0.0%
113Afghanistan0.0%
114Somalia0.0%
115Cuba0.0%
116Libya0.0%
117Equatorial Guinea0.0%
118French Guiana0.0%
119Guadeloupe0.0%
120Martinique0.0%
121Reunion0.0%
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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2013).

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