Madagascar vs Paraguay: Share of global annual deforestation
Madagascar
1.6%
in 2020
Paraguay
2.6%
in 2020
Madagascar rank
11th
Paraguay rank
8th
Share of global annual deforestation over time
- Madagascar
- Paraguay
How they compare
Paraguay currently reports 2.6% against 1.6% in Madagascar, a difference of 1.0%.
That makes Paraguay's figure about 1.6 times Madagascar's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Paraguay has been ahead every year.
Madagascar ranks 11th and Paraguay ranks 8th of 112 countries.
Paraguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 2.4% | 2.0% | Paraguay |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 2.8% | 2.0% | Paraguay |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 3.2% | 1.6% | Paraguay |
| 2020s | 1.6% | 2.6% | 1.0% | Paraguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global annual deforestation, Madagascar or Paraguay?
- Paraguay, at 2.6% against 1.6% in Madagascar as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between Madagascar and Paraguay?
- 1.0%, with Paraguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Paraguay?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Madagascar and Paraguay rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?
- Madagascar ranks 11th and Paraguay ranks 8th 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.