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social2024

Shifting cultivation

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2024; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•105 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
28,167.6hectares
Median: 911.4hectares
Countries Covered
105
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1,078,649.8hectares
Lowest
Sudan
0.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo1,078,649.8hectares
2Lao People's Democratic Republic203,301.8hectares
3Myanmar193,990.3hectares
4Madagascar162,107.8hectares
5Sierra Leone112,422.9hectares
By Region
Other32,730.5hectares(75 countries)
South America23,751.7hectares(6 countries)
Asia18,960.1hectares(13 countries)
North America17,788.9hectares(2 countries)
Africa11,170.8hectares(7 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 (1,078,649.8hectares)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 28,167.6hectares)

Other (75)
South America (6)
Asia (13)
North America (2)
Africa (7)
Oceania (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 2024; 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 Congo1,078,649.8hectares
2Lao People's Democratic Republic203,301.8hectares
3Myanmar193,990.3hectares
4Madagascar162,107.8hectares
5Sierra Leone112,422.9hectares
6Guinea111,716.3hectares
7Liberia111,353.8hectares
8Cameroon92,001.5hectares
9Indonesia81,596.2hectares
10Brazil81,114.6hectares
11India78,964.7hectares
12Angola68,657.4hectares
13Mozambique65,383.5hectares
14Republic of the Congo56,264.1hectares
15Zambia54,407.3hectares
16Papua New Guinea41,140.5hectares
17Peru38,443.4hectares
18United Republic of Tanzania31,146.8hectares
19Vietnam26,121.7hectares
20Central African Republic24,040.2hectares
21Guatemala19,316.1hectares
22Philippines19,164.9hectares
23Gabon17,643.1hectares
24Mexico16,261.7hectares
25Nicaragua15,326.9hectares
26Thailand14,552.2hectares
27Bolivia13,651.6hectares
28Ecuador13,343.2hectares
29Bangladesh12,474.1hectares
30Colombia9,575.8hectares
31Malaysia8,111.3hectares
32Venezuela7,999.5hectares
33Cote d'Ivoire6,467.8hectares
34Nigeria5,948.1hectares
35People's Republic of China5,429.1hectares
36Panama5,190.8hectares
37Equatorial Guinea5,006.5hectares
38Honduras4,992.1hectares
39Malawi4,718.2hectares
40Belize4,632.8hectares
41Cambodia4,429.7hectares
42Guinea-Bissau4,382.1hectares
43Guyana3,871.8hectares
44Uganda2,813.5hectares
45South Sudan2,648.9hectares
46Dominican Republic2,408.6hectares
47Ethiopia2,290.1hectares
48Solomon Islands2,082.9hectares
49Togo1,789.4hectares
50Suriname1,498.5hectares
51Haiti1,178.7hectares
52Ghana1,126.8hectares
53Chad911.4hectares
54Cuba687.7hectares
55Costa Rica535.1hectares
56Mayotte457.9hectares
57French Guiana394.3hectares
58Comoros359.9hectares
59Jamaica167.5hectares
60Kenya96.6hectares
61Rwanda72.3hectares
62Bhutan71.5hectares
63South Africa70.7hectares
64Timor-Leste70.5hectares
65Nepal57.4hectares
66Sri Lanka53.1hectares
67Paraguay48.4hectares
68New Zealand44.3hectares
69Zimbabwe39.1hectares
70Burundi37.2hectares
71Argentina33.3hectares
72Vanuatu31.4hectares
73Eswatini31.1hectares
74Trinidad and Tobago30.1hectares
75Fiji25.6hectares
76Senegal22.5hectares
77North Korea19.9hectares
78El Salvador15.0hectares
79Taiwan, Province of China13.4hectares
80Mauritius9.8hectares
81Puerto Rico7.8hectares
82Tunisia6.3hectares
83Algeria6.1hectares
84Virgin Islands, U.S.3.2hectares
85Australia3.0hectares
86New Caledonia2.9hectares
87Brunei Darussalam2.4hectares
88Somalia1.4hectares
89Saint Lucia1.3hectares
90Russian Federation0.9hectares
91Palau0.7hectares
92Bahamas0.5hectares
93Dominica0.4hectares
94Japan0.3hectares
95Chile0.3hectares
96Benin0.2hectares
97Martinique0.2hectares
98Islamic Republic of Iran0.2hectares
99Grenada0.1hectares
100Guadeloupe0.1hectares
101Reunion0.1hectares
102Türkiye0.1hectares
103Kazakhstan0.1hectares
104Mali0.0hectares
105Sudan0.0hectares
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Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).

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