Madagascar vs Philippines: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Madagascar

38,994 hectares

in 2024

Philippines

36,513 hectares

in 2024

Madagascar rank

33rd

Philippines rank

34th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

Madagascar currently reports 38,994 hectares against 36,513 hectares in Philippines, a difference of 2,481 hectares.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Philippines ahead.

Madagascar ranks 33rd and Philippines ranks 34th 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.