China vs Sudan: Share of global annual deforestation

China

3.2%

in 2020

Sudan

3.1%

in 2020

China rank

5th

Sudan rank

7th

Share of global annual deforestation over time

China currently reports 3.2% against 3.1% in Sudan, a difference of 0.1%.

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

China ranks 5th and Sudan ranks 7th 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.