China vs Indonesia: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
China
0.1%
in 2020
Indonesia
0.1%
in 2020
China rank
48th
Indonesia rank
50th
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time
- China
- Indonesia
How they compare
China currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Indonesia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.
China ranks 48th and Indonesia ranks 50th of 105 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Indonesia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 2.2% | 2.0% | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 1.1% | 0.9% | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.0% | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation as a share of forest area, China or Indonesia?
- China, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Indonesia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between China and Indonesia?
- 0.0%, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Indonesia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do China and Indonesia rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- China ranks 48th and Indonesia ranks 50th of 105 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual deforestation as a share of forest area. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Annual deforestation as share of forest area represents the yearly percentage of forest area lost due to deforestation relative to the total forest area.