Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation by country
Countries reporting
198
Highest
1.61 million
China
Lowest
-3.26 million
Brazil
Median
0
Years covered
35
1991–2025
Data points
8,225
What the numbers show
Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 1.61 million in China; the lowest is -3.26 million in Brazil.
The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is -25,277.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in New Zealand (up 22,470.4%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 1,871.7%).
Domestic forest change vs imported deforestation: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.61 million | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 2 | Russia | 839,550 | 2025 | up 146.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Turkey | 117,080 | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 4 | France | 89,400 | 2025 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 5 | South Africa | 87,566 | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 6 | India | 86,000 | 2025 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 7 | Indonesia | 81,480 | 2025 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 8 | New Zealand | 67,548 | 2025 | up 22,470.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Kenya | 64,470 | 2025 | up 165.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Australia | 54,094 | 2025 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Philippines | 42,450 | 2025 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Uzbekistan | 41,038 | 2025 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 13 | Serbia | 39,680 | 2025 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 14 | Ukraine | 38,000 | 2025 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Ghana | 35,720 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Spain | 30,144 | 2025 | up 1,545.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Belarus | 26,470 | 2025 | up 3,681.4% | falling |
| 18 | Vietnam | 22,572 | 2025 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 19 | Pakistan | 20,786 | 2025 | up 180.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Uruguay | 18,394 | 2025 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 21 | Nepal | 16,580 | 2025 | up 373.2% | falling |
| 22 | Rwanda | 14,560 | 2025 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Congo | 14,000 | 2025 | up 168.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 13,900 | 2025 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 12,600 | 2025 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 12,600 | 2025 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 27 | Italy | 12,490 | 2025 | up 151.6% | volatile |
| 28 | North Korea | 11,356 | 2025 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Azerbaijan | 10,494 | 2025 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Czechia | 9,040 | 2025 | up 250.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Ireland | 7,906 | 2025 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 6,622 | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 33 | Latvia | 6,566 | 2025 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 6,160 | 2025 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 35 | Hungary | 6,074 | 2025 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Portugal | 5,648 | 2025 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Romania | 5,616 | 2025 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Germany | 4,800 | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 39 | Fiji | 4,632 | 2025 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 40 | Jamaica | 3,886 | 2025 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 3,518 | 2025 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Togo | 3,040 | 2025 | up 202.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Lithuania | 2,830 | 2025 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Austria | 2,818 | 2025 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 45 | Mauritania | 2,630 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 46 | Cuba | 2,190 | 2025 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Israel | 2,000 | 2025 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Denmark | 1,970 | 2025 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Slovakia | 1,854 | 2025 | up 141.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Switzerland | 1,832 | 2025 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | 1,500 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 51 | South Sudan | 1,500 | 2025 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Haiti | 1,400 | 2025 | up 144.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Croatia | 1,320 | 2025 | up 230.0% | falling |
| 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,040 | 2025 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Iceland | 964 | 2025 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 57 | El Salvador | 836.01 | 2025 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Cape Verde | 620 | 2025 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 59 | Estonia | 575.98 | 2025 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Bahrain | 480 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Netherlands | 450 | 2025 | up 126.0% | volatile |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 336 | 2025 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Morocco | 313.96 | 2025 | up 127.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Tajikistan | 300 | 2025 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Guadeloupe | 270 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 66 | United States Virgin Islands | 150 | 2025 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Comoros | 100 | 2025 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Lebanon | 96 | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 69 | Palau | 90 | 2025 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 70 | Wallis and Futuna | 90 | 2025 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Liechtenstein | 86 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Martinique | 76 | 2025 | down 62.0% | rising |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 63.99 | 2025 | down 98.4% | falling |
| 74 | Saint Lucia | 50 | 2025 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 75 | Syria | 31.99 | 2025 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Micronesia (country) | 30 | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 77 | Sao Tome and Principe | 26 | 2025 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Armenia | 16 | 2025 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Reunion | 16 | 2025 | down 96.1% | falling |
| 80 | Andorra | 12 | 2025 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Djibouti | 10 | 2025 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Egypt | 6 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Malta | 2 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Jersey | 2 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Albania | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | American Samoa | 0 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Burundi | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Belgium | 0 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Brunei | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Botswana | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Finland | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Georgia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Greece | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Guam | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Isle of Man | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Kuwait | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Montenegro | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Mongolia | 0 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Mauritius | 0 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | New Caledonia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Palestine | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | French Polynesia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Singapore | 0 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Sweden | 0 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Montserrat | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Niue | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Guernsey | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -22 | 2025 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 153 | Mayotte | -34 | 2025 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Dominica | -44 | 2025 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Slovenia | -55.98 | 2025 | down 128.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Antigua and Barbuda | -66 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Cyprus | -168 | 2025 | down 546.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Seychelles | -218 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Libya | -334 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Trinidad and Tobago | -424 | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 161 | Samoa | -480 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Moldova | -580 | 2025 | down 124.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Namibia | -644.04 | 2025 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Algeria | -674 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 165 | Solomon Islands | -734.03 | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 166 | Western Sahara | -798.01 | 2025 | down 275.8% | volatile |
| 167 | East Timor | -848 | 2025 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 168 | Bangladesh | -987.99 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 169 | Eswatini | -1,500 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 170 | Japan | -2,200 | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Tunisia | -2,302 | 2025 | down 867.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Vanuatu | -2,384 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Norway | -2,434 | 2025 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 174 | Panama | -3,014 | 2025 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 175 | North Macedonia | -3,244 | 2025 | down 147.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Papua New Guinea | -3,750 | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 177 | South Korea | -3,774 | 2025 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 178 | Ethiopia | -3,920 | 2025 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 179 | French Guiana | -4,180 | 2025 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 180 | Guinea-Bissau | -4,238 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 181 | Chile | -4,884 | 2025 | down 113.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Niger | -4,920 | 2025 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Sri Lanka | -4,944 | 2025 | up 57.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Puerto Rico | -5,210 | 2025 | down 696.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Eritrea | -5,980 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 186 | Gambia | -6,534 | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 187 | Iraq | -6,604 | 2025 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Gabon | -6,732 | 2025 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Belize | -7,532 | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 190 | Guyana | -7,630 | 2025 | up 34.7% | falling |
| 191 | Equatorial Guinea | -8,360 | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 192 | Bhutan | -8,484 | 2025 | down 528.9% | volatile |
| 193 | Canada | -9,819 | 2025 | down 101.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Guatemala | -13,190 | 2025 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 195 | Senegal | -15,540 | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 196 | Suriname | -18,252 | 2025 | down 289.8% | volatile |
| 197 | Sierra Leone | -19,726 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 198 | Nicaragua | -22,126 | 2025 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Uganda | -28,098 | 2025 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Ecuador | -30,154 | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 201 | Laos | -35,334 | 2025 | up 39.3% | falling |
| 202 | Benin | -37,382 | 2025 | up 75.3% | rising |
| 203 | Liberia | -40,580 | 2025 | up 65.2% | volatile |
| 204 | Malawi | -42,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 205 | Central African Republic | -46,523 | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 206 | Venezuela | -49,292 | 2025 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 207 | Honduras | -50,220 | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 208 | Zimbabwe | -53,000 | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 209 | Malaysia | -60,000 | 2025 | down 158.1% | volatile |
| 210 | Guinea | -66,998 | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 211 | United States | -72,000 | 2025 | down 126.2% | volatile |
| 212 | Somalia | -75,950 | 2025 | up 50.6% | falling |
| 213 | Cote d'Ivoire | -80,822 | 2025 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 214 | Zambia | -97,156 | 2025 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 215 | Mali | -100,546 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 216 | Cameroon | -116,956 | 2025 | down 108.8% | falling |
| 217 | Burkina Faso | -119,860 | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 218 | Madagascar | -124,278 | 2025 | up 22.4% | falling |
| 219 | Nigeria | -126,882 | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 220 | Mexico | -127,766 | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 221 | Chad | -127,914 | 2025 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 222 | Colombia | -133,284 | 2025 | down 42.4% | rising |
| 223 | Thailand | -138,016 | 2025 | down 1,871.7% | volatile |
| 224 | Paraguay | -163,710 | 2025 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 225 | Sudan | -174,140 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 226 | Argentina | -179,518 | 2025 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 227 | Bolivia | -239,760 | 2025 | down 47.5% | rising |
| 228 | Mozambique | -267,028 | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 229 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -282,894 | 2025 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 230 | Myanmar | -289,712 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 231 | Peru | -299,339 | 2025 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 232 | Cambodia | -308,734 | 2025 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 233 | Tanzania | -469,000 | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 234 | Angola | -510,030 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 235 | Brazil | -3.26 million | 2025 | down 70.0% | rising |