What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Central African Republic and India?

1,387 hectares, with India ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and India?

24 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.

Central African Republic vs India: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Central African Republic

33,249 hectares

in 2024

India

34,636 hectares

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

36th

India rank

35th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Central African Republic
India

How they compare

India currently reports 34,636 hectares against 33,249 hectares in Central African Republic, a difference of 1,387 hectares.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was India ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 36th and India ranks 35th of 187 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 1 and India in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	India	Difference	Ahead
2000s	19,136 hectares	23,816 hectares	4,680 hectares	India
2010s	27,005 hectares	25,334 hectares	1,672 hectares	Central African Republic
2020s	28,519 hectares	30,461 hectares	1,942 hectares	India

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture-driven deforestation, Central African Republic or India?: India, at 34,636 hectares against 33,249 hectares in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in agriculture-driven deforestation between Central African Republic and India?: 1,387 hectares, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and India?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and India rank globally for agriculture-driven deforestation?: Central African Republic ranks 36th and India ranks 35th 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.