Indonesia vs Philippines: Drivers of deforestation

Indonesia
8,084 hectares
in 2023
Philippines
5,059 hectares
in 2023
Indonesia rank
28th
Philippines rank
30th

Drivers of deforestation over time

  • Indonesia
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 8,084 hectares against 5,059 hectares in Philippines, a difference of 3,025 hectares.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.6 times Philippines's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Philippines ahead.

Indonesia ranks 28th and Philippines ranks 30th of 166 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Drivers of deforestation
Unit
hectares
Source
Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
166 places, 2,829 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed

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.