Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Change forest vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
196
Highest
100 % change on previous year
American Samoa
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Guernsey
Median
-0.3024 % change on previous year
Years covered
34
1992–2025
Data points
6,097
What the numbers show
Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 100 % change on previous year in American Samoa; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Guernsey.
The median across all reporting countries is -0.3024 % change on previous year, and the mean is -5.54 % change on previous year.
Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in British Virgin Islands (up 1,001,630.0%), and the largest decrease in New Caledonia (down 697,655.0%).
Change forest vs gdp, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Samoa | 100 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 11,012.4% | volatile |
| 1 | Belgium | 100 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 195.2% | volatile |
| 1 | Brunei | 100 % change on previous year | 2011 | up 1,591.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100 % change on previous year | 2011 | up 2,034.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Mongolia | 100 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 178,085.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Mauritius | 100 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 1 | Singapore | 100 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 122.1% | volatile |
| 1 | Sweden | 100 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 193.6% | volatile |
| 1 | British Virgin Islands | 100 % change on previous year | 2016 | up 1,001,630.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Montserrat | 100 % change on previous year | 2001 | up 3,140.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Canada | -0.0026 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 98.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Slovenia | -0.0044 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 72.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Armenia | -0.0048 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 95.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | -0.0051 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 98.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Morocco | -0.0056 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Syria | -0.0061 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 17 | Namibia | -0.008 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 0.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Japan | -0.0088 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 49.8% | volatile |
| 19 | Papua New Guinea | -0.0109 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 18.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Ethiopia | -0.0143 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Norway | -0.0199 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Reunion | -0.0207 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 96.2% | volatile |
| 23 | South Sudan | -0.021 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 24 | United States | -0.0232 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 73.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Estonia | -0.0234 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 96.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Chile | -0.0272 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 27 | Gabon | -0.0287 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Solomon Islands | -0.0291 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 0.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Algeria | -0.0397 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 0.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Australia | -0.0405 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 31 | Guyana | -0.0414 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Germany | -0.0418 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Micronesia (country) | -0.0465 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Sao Tome and Principe | -0.047 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -0.0482 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 91.0% | volatile |
| 36 | French Guiana | -0.0523 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 37 | Bangladesh | -0.0527 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 38 | South Korea | -0.0601 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Cuba | -0.0605 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 96.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Congo | -0.064 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Poland | -0.065 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Panama | -0.0653 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 43 | Andorra | -0.0659 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Croatia | -0.0679 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 228.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Lebanon | -0.068 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Tajikistan | -0.0707 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Austria | -0.0723 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Dominica | -0.0767 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 49 | East Timor | -0.0804 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Romania | -0.0807 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 92.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Indonesia | -0.085 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 68.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Slovakia | -0.0956 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 138.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Cyprus | -0.0979 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 569.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Russia | -0.1011 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 144.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Central African Republic | -0.1029 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 34.0% | volatile |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates | -0.1033 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Venezuela | -0.1042 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 50.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Costa Rica | -0.118 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 59 | India | -0.1183 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 68.6% | volatile |
| 60 | El Salvador | -0.1219 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 953.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Netherlands | -0.1221 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 74.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Suriname | -0.124 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 295.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Lithuania | -0.1283 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 64 | Italy | -0.1326 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 51.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Martinique | -0.1439 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 63.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Switzerland | -0.1443 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Egypt | -0.1464 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 99.9% | volatile |
| 68 | North Korea | -0.1468 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Western Sahara | -0.1508 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Saint Lucia | -0.1528 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 75.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Vietnam | -0.1531 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 84.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Moldova | -0.1567 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 74.6% | volatile |
| 73 | Spain | -0.1578 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,504.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Libya | -0.1626 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 75 | Portugal | -0.1676 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Djibouti | -0.1687 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Senegal | -0.1795 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 78 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.1875 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 79 | Latvia | -0.1897 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 21.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Mexico | -0.1928 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 6.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.2015 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -0.2031 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 71.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Palau | -0.2149 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Zambia | -0.2166 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Colombia | -0.2244 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | -0.233 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Ecuador | -0.2447 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Togo | -0.2483 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 89 | Mauritania | -0.2578 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 90 | Vanuatu | -0.2629 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 91 | Nepal | -0.2646 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 359.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Laos | -0.2708 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Hungary | -0.2909 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 108.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Dominican Republic | -0.2933 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 95 | Jersey | -0.2943 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 86.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Belarus | -0.2948 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3,521.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Comoros | -0.2998 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 81.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Samoa | -0.3004 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 99 | Czechia | -0.3044 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 241.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Denmark | -0.3066 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 74.8% | volatile |
| 101 | North Macedonia | -0.316 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 53.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Bhutan | -0.3172 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 335.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Malaysia | -0.3176 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 40.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Bulgaria | -0.3182 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Tunisia | -0.335 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 688.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Eswatini | -0.3462 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 107 | Equatorial Guinea | -0.3475 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Mayotte | -0.3542 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Guadeloupe | -0.3574 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 3.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Guatemala | -0.3729 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 19.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Haiti | -0.3763 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Ukraine | -0.3764 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 113 | South Africa | -0.3826 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 114 | United Kingdom | -0.3843 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 36.8% | volatile |
| 115 | Zimbabwe | -0.3848 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Argentina | -0.3851 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 117 | Kazakhstan | -0.3948 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Fiji | -0.4074 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Eritrea | -0.4145 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 120 | Malta | -0.4254 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Bolivia | -0.441 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Peru | -0.4458 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Nicaragua | -0.4628 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Niger | -0.4662 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 57.2% | volatile |
| 125 | France | -0.5025 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Ghana | -0.5063 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 127 | Turkey | -0.5135 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 128 | Philippines | -0.5706 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Belize | -0.5728 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 130 | Cameroon | -0.611 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 124.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Jamaica | -0.6305 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 132 | Liberia | -0.6414 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Pakistan | -0.6511 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 134 | New Zealand | -0.6557 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 22,239.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Brazil | -0.6698 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 80.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Thailand | -0.7024 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,908.5% | volatile |
| 137 | China | -0.7091 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 138 | United States Virgin Islands | -0.7261 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Nigeria | -0.7407 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 140 | Sudan | -0.7923 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 141 | Angola | -0.8062 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Sierra Leone | -0.8097 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 143 | Seychelles | -0.822 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 144 | Mozambique | -0.8281 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 145 | Wallis and Futuna | -0.8317 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.8473 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.5% | flat |
| 147 | Honduras | -0.8567 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 28.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Azerbaijan | -0.8646 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Uruguay | -0.9088 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 39.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Ireland | -0.9492 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Iraq | -0.9536 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 20.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Mali | -0.9595 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 153 | Uzbekistan | -1.05 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Myanmar | -1.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Tanzania | -1.08 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 29.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Serbia | -1.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 157 | Paraguay | -1.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 47.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Uganda | -1.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Benin | -1.19 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Puerto Rico | -1.2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 793.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Cape Verde | -1.21 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 162 | Madagascar | -1.25 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 163 | Israel | -1.33 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 164 | Guinea | -1.38 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 165 | Liechtenstein | -1.44 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 98.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Iceland | -1.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 167 | Somalia | -1.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 38.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Kenya | -1.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 43.6% | volatile |
| 169 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -2 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Malawi | -2.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 171 | Cote d'Ivoire | -2.14 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Rwanda | -2.29 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Gambia | -3.12 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 46.1% | volatile |
| 174 | Chad | -3.54 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Burkina Faso | -3.7 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Cambodia | -4.87 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Albania | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 173.7% | volatile |
| 177 | Burundi | -100 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 200.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Botswana | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Finland | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 137.9% | volatile |
| 177 | Georgia | -100 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 115.6% | volatile |
| 177 | Greece | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 313,557.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Guam | -100 % change on previous year | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Isle of Man | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Kuwait | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 141.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Luxembourg | -100 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 182.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Marshall Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Montenegro | -100 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 3,214.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Northern Mariana Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 177 | New Caledonia | -100 % change on previous year | 2016 | down 697,655.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Palestine | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 438.1% | volatile |
| 177 | French Polynesia | -100 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | unchanged | volatile |
| 177 | Cook Islands | -100 % change on previous year | 2011 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 177 | Niue | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 137.5% | volatile |
| 177 | Guernsey | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 185.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Change forest vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Change forest vs gdp Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Change forest vs gdp. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.