Brazil vs India: Annual deforestation
Brazil
3.26 million hectares per year
in 2020
India
588,000 hectares per year
in 2020
Brazil rank
1st
India rank
2nd
Annual deforestation over time
- Brazil
- India
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 3.26 million hectares per year against 588,000 hectares per year in India, a difference of 2.67 million hectares per year.
That makes Brazil's figure about 5.5 times India's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 112 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.43 million hectares per year | 384,000 hectares per year | 6.05 million hectares per year | Brazil |
| 2000s | 5.02 million hectares per year | 629,500 hectares per year | 4.39 million hectares per year | Brazil |
| 2010s | 2.27 million hectares per year | 665,100 hectares per year | 1.61 million hectares per year | Brazil |
| 2020s | 3.26 million hectares per year | 588,000 hectares per year | 2.67 million hectares per year | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation, Brazil or India?
- Brazil, at 3.26 million hectares per year against 588,000 hectares per year in India as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation between Brazil and India?
- 2.67 million hectares per year, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and India?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and India rank globally for annual deforestation?
- Brazil ranks 1st and India ranks 2nd of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.