Bangladesh vs South Sudan: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Bangladesh

2,593 hectares

in 2024

South Sudan

2,790 hectares

in 2024

Bangladesh rank

60th

South Sudan rank

59th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

South Sudan currently reports 2,790 hectares against 2,593 hectares in Bangladesh, a difference of 197.01 hectares.

That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was South Sudan ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 60th and South Sudan ranks 59th of 187 countries.

Indicator: Agriculture-driven deforestation
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 187 places, 4,269 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

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