Jordan vs Palestine: Drivers of deforestation
Jordan
0.05 hectares
in 2020
Palestine
0.13 hectares
in 2020
Jordan rank
158th
Palestine rank
155th
Drivers of deforestation over time
- Jordan
- Palestine
How they compare
Palestine currently reports 0.13 hectares against 0.05 hectares in Jordan, a difference of 0.08 hectares.
That makes Palestine's figure about 2.6 times Jordan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Jordan ahead.
Jordan ranks 158th and Palestine ranks 155th of 166 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Jordan averaged higher in 2 and Palestine in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jordan | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1533 hectares | 0.0533 hectares | 0.1 hectares | Jordan |
| 2010s | 0.39 hectares | 0.11 hectares | 0.28 hectares | Jordan |
| 2020s | 0.05 hectares | 0.13 hectares | 0.08 hectares | Palestine |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher drivers of deforestation, Jordan or Palestine?
- Palestine, at 0.13 hectares against 0.05 hectares in Jordan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in drivers of deforestation between Jordan and Palestine?
- 0.08 hectares, with Palestine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jordan and Palestine?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2020.
- How do Jordan and Palestine rank globally for drivers of deforestation?
- Jordan ranks 158th and Palestine ranks 155th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Singh et al. (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Drivers of deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.