How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Portugal?

5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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.

Dominican Republic vs Portugal: Share of global annual deforestation

Dominican Republic

0.3%

in 2020

Portugal

0.4%

in 2020

Dominican Republic rank

33rd

Portugal rank

30th

Share of global annual deforestation over time

Dominican Republic
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 0.4% against 0.3% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.5 times Dominican Republic's.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 30th of 112 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.1%	0.3%	0.2%	Portugal
2000s	0.1%	0.3%	0.3%	Portugal
2010s	0.2%	0.4%	0.2%	Portugal
2020s	0.3%	0.4%	0.1%	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of global annual deforestation, Dominican Republic or Portugal?: Portugal, at 0.4% against 0.3% in Dominican Republic as of 2020.
What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between Dominican Republic and Portugal?: 0.1%, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Portugal?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
How do Dominican Republic and Portugal rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?: Dominican Republic ranks 33rd and Portugal ranks 30th of 112 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – 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

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.