Mexico vs Sudan: Share of global annual deforestation
Mexico
2.0%
in 2020
Sudan
3.1%
in 2020
Mexico rank
10th
Sudan rank
7th
Share of global annual deforestation over time
- Mexico
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 3.1% against 2.0% in Mexico, a difference of 1.1%.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.6 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mexico ahead.
Mexico ranks 10th and Sudan ranks 7th of 112 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 2 and Sudan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.3% | 1.7% | 2.6% | Mexico |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 2.0% | 1.1% | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 2.8% | 1.1% | Sudan |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 3.1% | 1.2% | Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of global annual deforestation, Mexico or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 3.1% against 2.0% in Mexico as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of global annual deforestation between Mexico and Sudan?
- 1.1%, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Sudan?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Mexico and Sudan rank globally for share of global annual deforestation?
- Mexico ranks 10th and Sudan ranks 7th 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.