Australia vs Canada: Drivers of deforestation
Australia
4,457 hectares
in 2023
Canada
3,237 hectares
in 2023
Australia rank
35th
Canada rank
37th
Drivers of deforestation over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 4,457 hectares against 3,237 hectares in Canada, a difference of 1,220 hectares.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.4 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 35th and Canada ranks 37th of 166 countries.
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About this data
Estimates of commodity-driven deforestation, measured in hectares per year. This includes deforestation caused by the production of agricultural products and forestry, which account for approximately 90% of the world's deforestation.