Which has higher agriculture-driven deforestation, Botswana or Saint Martin (French part)?

Saint Martin (French part), at 1.32 hectares against 1.23 hectares in Botswana as of 2024.

What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Botswana and Saint Martin (French part)?

0.09 hectares, with Saint Martin (French part) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Saint Martin (French part)?

16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Saint Martin (French part): Agriculture-driven deforestation

Botswana

1.23 hectares

in 2024

Saint Martin (French part)

1.32 hectares

in 2024

Botswana rank

167th

Saint Martin (French part) rank

165th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Botswana
Saint Martin (French part)

How they compare

Saint Martin (French part) currently reports 1.32 hectares against 1.23 hectares in Botswana, a difference of 0.09 hectares.

That makes Saint Martin (French part)'s figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 167th and Saint Martin (French part) ranks 165th of 187 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Saint Martin (French part)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	28.52 hectares	0.4394 hectares	28.08 hectares	Botswana
2010s	8.87 hectares	0.7616 hectares	8.1 hectares	Botswana
2020s	1.35 hectares	0.8238 hectares	0.5252 hectares	Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture-driven deforestation, Botswana or Saint Martin (French part)?: Saint Martin (French part), at 1.32 hectares against 1.23 hectares in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Botswana and Saint Martin (French part)?: 0.09 hectares, with Saint Martin (French part) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Saint Martin (French part)?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Saint Martin (French part) rank globally for agriculture-driven deforestation?: Botswana ranks 167th and Saint Martin (French part) ranks 165th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Agriculture-driven deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.