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Palau vs Switzerland: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Palau
2.52 hectares
in 2024
Switzerland
5.08 hectares
in 2024
Palau rank
161st
Switzerland rank
158th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

  • Palau
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 5.08 hectares against 2.52 hectares in Palau, a difference of 2.57 hectares.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 2.0 times Palau's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Palau ahead.

Palau ranks 161st and Switzerland ranks 158th 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.