Annual deforestation by country
Countries reporting
83
Highest
3.26 million hectares per year
Brazil
Lowest
0 hectares per year
Singapore
Median
8,360 hectares per year
Years covered
31
1990–2020
Data points
560
What the numbers show
Annual deforestation is currently reported for 83 countries. The highest value is 3.26 million hectares per year in Brazil; the lowest is 0 hectares per year in Singapore.
The median across all reporting countries is 8,360 hectares per year, and the mean is 94,896 hectares per year.
Over the past decade 24 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Bhutan (up 2,394.1%), and the largest decrease in Sweden (down 100.0%).
Annual deforestation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3.26 million hectares per year | 2020 | up 70.0% | falling |
| 2 | India | 588,000 hectares per year | 2020 | down 12.0% | rising |
| 3 | Tanzania | 469,000 hectares per year | 2020 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 4 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 283,500 hectares per year | 2020 | down 71.8% | falling |
| 5 | China | 274,000 hectares per year | 2020 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 6 | Mozambique | 267,030 hectares per year | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | Sudan | 264,000 hectares per year | 2020 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 8 | Paraguay | 217,620 hectares per year | 2020 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 9 | Argentina | 195,300 hectares per year | 2020 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 10 | Mexico | 165,820 hectares per year | 2020 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Madagascar | 135,090 hectares per year | 2020 | down 17.7% | rising |
| 12 | Colombia | 133,420 hectares per year | 2020 | up 29.3% | falling |
| 13 | Chad | 128,210 hectares per year | 2020 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 14 | Burkina Faso | 127,910 hectares per year | 2020 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 15 | Cameroon | 118,960 hectares per year | 2020 | up 105.1% | rising |
| 16 | Mali | 115,090 hectares per year | 2020 | down 33.2% | rising |
| 17 | Indonesia | 108,750 hectares per year | 2020 | down 83.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Cote d'Ivoire | 92,340 hectares per year | 2020 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 19 | Somalia | 76,750 hectares per year | 2020 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 20 | Honduras | 70,860 hectares per year | 2020 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 21 | Guinea | 68,000 hectares per year | 2020 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 22 | Guatemala | 61,100 hectares per year | 2020 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 23 | Venezuela | 60,110 hectares per year | 2020 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 24 | Zimbabwe | 53,000 hectares per year | 2020 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 25 | Canada | 50,520 hectares per year | 2020 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 26 | Central African Republic | 46,520 hectares per year | 2020 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 27 | Malawi | 42,000 hectares per year | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 38,190 hectares per year | 2020 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 29 | Uganda | 37,940 hectares per year | 2020 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 30 | Portugal | 36,390 hectares per year | 2020 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 31 | Papua New Guinea | 33,530 hectares per year | 2020 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 32 | Nicaragua | 28,870 hectares per year | 2020 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Dominican Republic | 24,620 hectares per year | 2020 | up 83.6% | rising |
| 34 | Suriname | 22,700 hectares per year | 2020 | up 135.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Senegal | 21,450 hectares per year | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Italy | 12,880 hectares per year | 2020 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 37 | Chile | 11,030 hectares per year | 2020 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 38 | Gabon | 10,720 hectares per year | 2020 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 39 | New Zealand | 10,100 hectares per year | 2020 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Algeria | 8,670 hectares per year | 2020 | down 74.3% | falling |
| 41 | Bhutan | 8,480 hectares per year | 2020 | up 2,394.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Equatorial Guinea | 8,360 hectares per year | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | Guyana | 7,630 hectares per year | 2020 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 44 | Norway | 7,070 hectares per year | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 45 | Gambia | 6,930 hectares per year | 2020 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 46 | Iraq | 6,600 hectares per year | 2020 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Netherlands | 5,470 hectares per year | 2020 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 48 | Panama | 5,430 hectares per year | 2020 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Austria | 5,130 hectares per year | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 50 | El Salvador | 4,940 hectares per year | 2020 | unchanged | falling |
| 51 | Costa Rica | 4,500 hectares per year | 2020 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 52 | Togo | 3,960 hectares per year | 2020 | down 20.2% | rising |
| 53 | Tunisia | 3,880 hectares per year | 2020 | up 46.4% | falling |
| 54 | South Korea | 3,800 hectares per year | 2020 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 55 | Namibia | 3,220 hectares per year | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 56 | Germany | 3,200 hectares per year | 2020 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 57 | Uzbekistan | 3,000 hectares per year | 2020 | up 188.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Czechia | 2,640 hectares per year | 2020 | up 238.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Slovenia | 2,420 hectares per year | 2020 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 60 | Morocco | 2,150 hectares per year | 2020 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Vietnam | 1,820 hectares per year | 2020 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 62 | Poland | 1,630 hectares per year | 2020 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 63 | Eswatini | 1,500 hectares per year | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 64 | Hungary | 1,440 hectares per year | 2020 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 65 | Denmark | 1,230 hectares per year | 2020 | up 373.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Switzerland | 1,050 hectares per year | 2020 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 67 | Estonia | 720 hectares per year | 2020 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Latvia | 580 hectares per year | 2020 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Ireland | 500 hectares per year | 2020 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 70 | Jamaica | 460 hectares per year | 2020 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 71 | Libya | 330 hectares per year | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 72 | Lebanon | 100 hectares per year | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Croatia | 40 hectares per year | 2020 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Mauritius | 30 hectares per year | 2020 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Romania | 20 hectares per year | 2020 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 20 hectares per year | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10 hectares per year | 2020 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Sweden | 0 hectares per year | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Cayman Islands | 0 hectares per year | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Comoros | 0 hectares per year | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Finland | 0 hectares per year | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Congo | 0 hectares per year | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Singapore | 0 hectares per year | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |