Brazil vs Indonesia: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Brazil

1.82 million hectares

in 2024

Indonesia

845,360 hectares

in 2024

Brazil rank

1st

Indonesia rank

2nd

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Brazil currently reports 1.82 million hectares against 845,360 hectares in Indonesia, a difference of 974,830 hectares.

That makes Brazil's figure about 2.2 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 1st and Indonesia ranks 2nd 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

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