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Peru vs Zambia: Agriculture-driven deforestation

Peru
143,544 hectares
in 2024
Zambia
168,811 hectares
in 2024
Peru rank
14th
Zambia rank
11th

Agriculture-driven deforestation over time

  • Peru
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 168,811 hectares against 143,544 hectares in Peru, a difference of 25,267 hectares.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.

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

Peru ranks 14th and Zambia ranks 11th 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.