Cote d'Ivoire vs Zambia: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Cote d'Ivoire

155,870 hectares

in 2024

Zambia

168,811 hectares

in 2024

Cote d'Ivoire rank

13th

Zambia rank

11th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Zambia currently reports 168,811 hectares against 155,870 hectares in Cote d'Ivoire, a difference of 12,941 hectares.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Cote d'Ivoire's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Cote d'Ivoire ahead.

Cote d'Ivoire ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 11th 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.