Brazil vs Tanzania: Share of global annual deforestation
Brazil
38.4%
in 2020
Tanzania
5.5%
in 2020
Brazil rank
1st
Tanzania rank
3rd
Share of global annual deforestation over time
- Brazil
- Tanzania
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 38.4% against 5.5% in Tanzania, a difference of 32.9%.
That makes Brazil's figure about 6.9 times Tanzania's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Brazil has been ahead every year.
Brazil ranks 1st and Tanzania ranks 3rd of 112 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.7% | 2.5% | 38.1% | Brazil |
| 2000s | 37.7% | 3.0% | 34.7% | Brazil |
| 2010s | 23.6% | 4.5% | 19.1% | Brazil |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 5.5% | 32.8% | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global annual deforestation, Brazil or Tanzania?
- Brazil, at 38.4% against 5.5% in Tanzania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between Brazil and Tanzania?
- 32.9%, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Tanzania?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and Tanzania rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?
- Brazil ranks 1st and Tanzania ranks 3rd of 112 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.