Agriculture-driven deforestation by country
Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.
Countries reporting
182
Highest
1.82 million hectares
Brazil
Lowest
0 hectares
Niger
Median
375.77 hectares
Years covered
24
2001–2024
Data points
4,269
What the numbers show
Agriculture-driven deforestation is currently reported for 182 countries. The highest value is 1.82 million hectares in Brazil; the lowest is 0 hectares in Niger.
The median across all reporting countries is 375.77 hectares, and the mean is 37,104 hectares.
Over the past decade 68 countries rose and 110 fell. The largest increase was in Maldives (up 1,531.7%), and the largest decrease in Afghanistan (down 100.0%).
Agriculture-driven deforestation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 1.82 million hectares | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 2 | Indonesia | 845,360 hectares | 2024 | down 40.0% | rising |
| 3 | Bolivia | 286,053 hectares | 2024 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 4 | Mozambique | 228,172 hectares | 2024 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 5 | Angola | 205,033 hectares | 2024 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 6 | Malaysia | 196,314 hectares | 2024 | down 56.5% | falling |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 191,481 hectares | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 8 | Colombia | 189,845 hectares | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 9 | Tanzania | 177,886 hectares | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 10 | Mexico | 173,767 hectares | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 11 | Zambia | 168,811 hectares | 2024 | up 112.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Paraguay | 165,580 hectares | 2024 | down 50.5% | falling |
| 13 | Cote d'Ivoire | 155,870 hectares | 2024 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Peru | 143,544 hectares | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 15 | Laos | 137,705 hectares | 2024 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Argentina | 126,419 hectares | 2024 | down 30.5% | falling |
| 17 | Thailand | 124,686 hectares | 2024 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 18 | Nicaragua | 116,100 hectares | 2024 | up 62.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Nigeria | 94,299 hectares | 2024 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Ghana | 92,142 hectares | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Cambodia | 83,555 hectares | 2024 | down 46.4% | rising |
| 22 | Guatemala | 68,333 hectares | 2024 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 23 | Myanmar | 67,354 hectares | 2024 | down 41.8% | rising |
| 24 | Venezuela | 66,744 hectares | 2024 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 25 | Cameroon | 65,591 hectares | 2024 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 26 | China | 61,996 hectares | 2024 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 27 | Honduras | 60,715 hectares | 2024 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 28 | Uganda | 52,214 hectares | 2024 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 29 | Liberia | 50,316 hectares | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 30 | United States | 47,201 hectares | 2024 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 31 | Ecuador | 42,043 hectares | 2024 | up 72.0% | flat |
| 32 | Vietnam | 39,062 hectares | 2024 | down 34.9% | rising |
| 33 | Madagascar | 38,994 hectares | 2024 | down 49.2% | rising |
| 34 | Philippines | 36,513 hectares | 2024 | down 47.1% | rising |
| 35 | India | 34,636 hectares | 2024 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 36 | Central African Republic | 33,249 hectares | 2024 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 37 | Guinea | 32,983 hectares | 2024 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 20,253 hectares | 2024 | down 25.8% | rising |
| 39 | Sierra Leone | 16,830 hectares | 2024 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Panama | 15,692 hectares | 2024 | up 39.9% | falling |
| 41 | Guyana | 13,014 hectares | 2024 | up 309.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Canada | 12,630 hectares | 2024 | down 32.2% | rising |
| 43 | Belize | 11,725 hectares | 2024 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 44 | Malawi | 11,260 hectares | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 11,126 hectares | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 46 | Chad | 10,298 hectares | 2024 | up 264.8% | volatile |
| 47 | Kenya | 9,634 hectares | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 9,293 hectares | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 49 | Costa Rica | 7,308 hectares | 2024 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 50 | Congo | 6,340 hectares | 2024 | down 7.7% | rising |
| 51 | Papua New Guinea | 5,420 hectares | 2024 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Guinea-Bissau | 4,696 hectares | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Australia | 4,652 hectares | 2024 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 54 | Suriname | 4,492 hectares | 2024 | up 41.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Cuba | 3,937 hectares | 2024 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Togo | 3,923 hectares | 2024 | up 121.8% | rising |
| 57 | South Africa | 3,723 hectares | 2024 | down 53.9% | rising |
| 58 | Gabon | 2,999 hectares | 2024 | down 68.4% | volatile |
| 59 | South Sudan | 2,790 hectares | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 60 | Bangladesh | 2,593 hectares | 2024 | up 107.4% | rising |
| 61 | Zimbabwe | 2,532 hectares | 2024 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 62 | French Guiana | 2,155 hectares | 2024 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 63 | Russia | 2,050 hectares | 2024 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Burundi | 1,934 hectares | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 65 | Rwanda | 1,862 hectares | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 66 | Chile | 1,715 hectares | 2024 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 67 | Equatorial Guinea | 1,536 hectares | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 68 | El Salvador | 1,524 hectares | 2024 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 69 | New Zealand | 1,383 hectares | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Spain | 1,380 hectares | 2024 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 71 | Benin | 1,374 hectares | 2024 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Haiti | 1,103 hectares | 2024 | down 45.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Uruguay | 1,088 hectares | 2024 | down 59.0% | falling |
| 74 | Jamaica | 990.57 hectares | 2024 | down 31.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Turkey | 937.81 hectares | 2024 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 76 | France | 892.79 hectares | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 77 | Nepal | 823.17 hectares | 2024 | up 99.0% | volatile |
| 78 | East Timor | 819.6 hectares | 2024 | down 43.1% | falling |
| 79 | Trinidad and Tobago | 784.55 hectares | 2024 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Italy | 783.27 hectares | 2024 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 81 | Taiwan | 758.27 hectares | 2024 | up 111.2% | rising |
| 82 | North Korea | 719.97 hectares | 2024 | down 78.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Finland | 692.31 hectares | 2024 | down 65.9% | falling |
| 85 | Brunei | 509.72 hectares | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 86 | Japan | 461.32 hectares | 2024 | down 33.1% | falling |
| 87 | Mauritius | 460.26 hectares | 2014 | up 58.6% | volatile |
| 88 | Morocco | 416.19 hectares | 2024 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Ukraine | 415.82 hectares | 2024 | up 230.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Algeria | 406.5 hectares | 2024 | down 35.2% | flat |
| 91 | Portugal | 397.54 hectares | 2024 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 92 | Eswatini | 386.03 hectares | 2024 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Greece | 365.51 hectares | 2024 | up 47.9% | falling |
| 94 | Solomon Islands | 269.94 hectares | 2024 | down 70.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Mali | 232.19 hectares | 2024 | down 14.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Bhutan | 207.67 hectares | 2024 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Puerto Rico | 207.04 hectares | 2024 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Norway | 172.47 hectares | 2024 | down 37.4% | rising |
| 99 | Tunisia | 168.98 hectares | 2024 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 100 | New Caledonia | 148.26 hectares | 2024 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Somalia | 133.46 hectares | 2024 | up 31.8% | falling |
| 102 | Grenada | 122.77 hectares | 2024 | up 217.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Fiji | 119.53 hectares | 2024 | down 49.0% | rising |
| 104 | Senegal | 113.49 hectares | 2024 | down 43.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Bulgaria | 106.13 hectares | 2024 | up 22.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Belarus | 98.16 hectares | 2024 | down 48.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Germany | 97.54 hectares | 2024 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 108 | Hungary | 93.95 hectares | 2024 | down 71.9% | volatile |
| 109 | Romania | 93.03 hectares | 2024 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Comoros | 91.8 hectares | 2024 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 111 | South Korea | 87.18 hectares | 2024 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 112 | Poland | 80.91 hectares | 2024 | down 71.5% | flat |
| 113 | Georgia | 77.89 hectares | 2024 | up 522.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Latvia | 69.15 hectares | 2024 | down 70.3% | rising |
| 115 | Vanuatu | 63.21 hectares | 2024 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Sweden | 63.12 hectares | 2024 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 117 | United Kingdom | 61.89 hectares | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Lithuania | 60.79 hectares | 2024 | down 51.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Croatia | 57.33 hectares | 2024 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Lebanon | 50.16 hectares | 2024 | up 341.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Bahamas | 49.03 hectares | 2024 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Estonia | 48.57 hectares | 2024 | down 65.9% | volatile |
| 124 | Denmark | 44.3 hectares | 2024 | down 50.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 43.02 hectares | 2024 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Israel | 34.4 hectares | 2024 | up 213.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Albania | 28.73 hectares | 2024 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 129 | Antigua and Barbuda | 27.9 hectares | 2024 | up 151.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Sudan | 27.06 hectares | 2024 | up 585.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Belgium | 26.91 hectares | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 133 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 22.54 hectares | 2024 | up 526.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Serbia | 21.52 hectares | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Slovenia | 20.34 hectares | 2024 | down 60.6% | flat |
| 136 | Austria | 19.9 hectares | 2024 | down 65.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Egypt | 19.36 hectares | 2024 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 138 | North Macedonia | 18.77 hectares | 2024 | down 24.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Moldova | 17.46 hectares | 2024 | up 68.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Iran | 16.91 hectares | 2024 | up 95.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Libya | 16.5 hectares | 2024 | up 452.4% | volatile |
| 142 | Syria | 16.1 hectares | 2024 | down 67.9% | falling |
| 143 | Azerbaijan | 15.48 hectares | 2024 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Netherlands | 15.16 hectares | 2024 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Gambia | 14.91 hectares | 2024 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 12.38 hectares | 2024 | up 41.8% | volatile |
| 147 | Kazakhstan | 12.17 hectares | 2024 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Montenegro | 11.94 hectares | 2024 | down 44.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Pakistan | 10.76 hectares | 2024 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 10.09 hectares | 2024 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Dominica | 9.65 hectares | 2024 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Singapore | 8.92 hectares | 2024 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Maldives | 7.49 hectares | 2024 | up 1,531.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Barbados | 6.97 hectares | 2024 | up 287.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Cayman Islands | 6.18 hectares | 2024 | up 1,316.7% | volatile |
| 156 | United States Virgin Islands | 6.16 hectares | 2024 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 157 | Reunion | 6.11 hectares | 2016 | down 98.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Switzerland | 5.08 hectares | 2024 | down 59.3% | falling |
| 159 | Slovakia | 5.08 hectares | 2024 | down 90.4% | volatile |
| 160 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 4.56 hectares | 2024 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Palau | 2.52 hectares | 2024 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Kyrgyzstan | 2.27 hectares | 2024 | up 206.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Iraq | 1.86 hectares | 2024 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Czechia | 1.64 hectares | 2024 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 165 | Saint Martin (French part) | 1.32 hectares | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 166 | Aland Islands | 1.31 hectares | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Botswana | 1.23 hectares | 2024 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Cyprus | 1.08 hectares | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Lesotho | 0.8752 hectares | 2024 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 170 | Curacao | 0.7524 hectares | 2024 | down 67.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Namibia | 0.7338 hectares | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 172 | British Virgin Islands | 0.6578 hectares | 2018 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 173 | Mongolia | 0.6177 hectares | 2019 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Montserrat | 0.5163 hectares | 2022 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 175 | Uzbekistan | 0.472 hectares | 2024 | up 179.3% | volatile |
| 176 | Palestine | 0.3952 hectares | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0.2257 hectares | 2021 | up 207.2% | volatile |
| 179 | Anguilla | 0.1463 hectares | 2013 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 180 | Turkmenistan | 0.1251 hectares | 2013 | down 98.8% | volatile |
| 181 | Tajikistan | 0.1232 hectares | 2024 | up 0.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Afghanistan | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Armenia | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Burkina Faso | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Eritrea | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Mauritania | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 182 | Niger | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
About this data
Long-term, permanent tree cover loss for small- to large-scale agriculture.