Colombia vs Madagascar: Share of global annual deforestation
Colombia
1.6%
in 2020
Madagascar
1.6%
in 2020
Colombia rank
12th
Madagascar rank
11th
Share of global annual deforestation over time
- Colombia
- Madagascar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1.6% against 1.6% in Colombia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 12th and Madagascar ranks 11th of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 0.4% | 1.2% | Colombia |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 0.2% | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.6% | 0.1% | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 1.6% | 0.0% | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global annual deforestation, Colombia or Madagascar?
- Madagascar, at 1.6% against 1.6% in Colombia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between Colombia and Madagascar?
- 0.0%, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Madagascar?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Colombia and Madagascar rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?
- Colombia ranks 12th and Madagascar ranks 11th 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.