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China vs Venezuela: Agriculture-driven deforestation

China
61,996 hectares
in 2024
Venezuela
66,744 hectares
in 2024
China rank
26th
Venezuela rank
24th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

  • China
  • Venezuela
25.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k125.0k200120122024

How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 66,744 hectares against 61,996 hectares in China, a difference of 4,748 hectares.

That makes Venezuela's figure about 1.1 times China's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Venezuela ahead.

China ranks 26th and Venezuela ranks 24th 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
Last refreshed

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