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Central African Republic vs Madagascar: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Central African Republic
33,249 hectares
in 2024
Madagascar
38,994 hectares
in 2024
Central African Republic rank
36th
Madagascar rank
33rd

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

  • Central African Republic
  • Madagascar
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 38,994 hectares against 33,249 hectares in Central African Republic, a difference of 5,745 hectares.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Central African Republic's.

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

Central African Republic ranks 36th and Madagascar ranks 33rd of 187 countries.

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About this data

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