China vs India: Share of global annual deforestation

China

3.2%

in 2020

India

6.9%

in 2020

China rank

5th

India rank

2nd

Share of global annual deforestation over time

India currently reports 6.9% against 3.2% in China, a difference of 3.7%.

That makes India's figure about 2.1 times China's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, India has been ahead every year.

China ranks 5th and India ranks 2nd of 112 countries.

Indicator: Share of global annual deforestation
Unit: %
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 112 places, 560 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.