Ethiopia vs India: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Ethiopia

20,253 hectares

in 2024

India

34,636 hectares

in 2024

Ethiopia rank

38th

India rank

35th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

India currently reports 34,636 hectares against 20,253 hectares in Ethiopia, a difference of 14,382 hectares.

That makes India's figure about 1.7 times Ethiopia's.

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

Ethiopia ranks 38th and India ranks 35th 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.