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

5,745 hectares, with Madagascar ahead.

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

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 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

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.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	19,136 hectares	32,474 hectares	13,338 hectares	Madagascar
2010s	27,005 hectares	56,446 hectares	29,440 hectares	Madagascar
2020s	28,519 hectares	44,642 hectares	16,124 hectares	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher agriculture-driven deforestation, Central African Republic or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 38,994 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 Madagascar?: 5,745 hectares, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Madagascar?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Madagascar rank globally for agriculture-driven deforestation?: Central African Republic ranks 36th and Madagascar ranks 33rd 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

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