Germany vs Latvia: Annual deforestation as a share of forest area
Germany
0.0%
in 2020
Latvia
0.0%
in 2020
Germany rank
71st
Latvia rank
73rd
Annual deforestation as a share of forest area over time
- Germany
- Latvia
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in Latvia, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.7 times Latvia's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 71st and Latvia ranks 73rd of 105 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Germany |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual deforestation as a share of forest area, Germany or Latvia?
- Germany, at 0.0% against 0.0% in Latvia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in annual deforestation as a share of forest area between Germany and Latvia?
- 0.0%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Latvia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Germany and Latvia rank globally for annual deforestation as a share of forest area?
- Germany ranks 71st and Latvia ranks 73rd 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.