China vs Madagascar: Drivers of deforestation
China
26,740 hectares
in 2023
Madagascar
28,080 hectares
in 2023
China rank
11th
Madagascar rank
10th
Drivers of deforestation over time
- China
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 28,080 hectares against 26,740 hectares in China, a difference of 1,340 hectares.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Madagascar ahead.
China ranks 11th and Madagascar ranks 10th 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.