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Share of global annual deforestation by country

Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.

Countries reporting
110
Highest
38.4%
Brazil
Lowest
0.0%
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Median
0.0%
Years covered
31
1990–2020
Data points
560

What the numbers show

Share of global annual deforestation is currently reported for 110 countries. The highest value is 38.4% in Brazil; the lowest is 0.0% in Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is 0.8%.

Over the past decade 45 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Bhutan (up 2,802.6%), and the largest decrease in Congo (down 100.0%).

Share of global annual deforestation: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Brazil 38.4% 2020 up 97.8% falling
2 India 6.9% 2020 up 2.4% rising
3 Tanzania 5.5% 2020 up 35.4% rising
4 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.3% 2020 down 67.2% volatile
5 China 3.2% 2020 down 3.4% rising
6 Mozambique 3.1% 2020 up 16.4% rising
7 Sudan 3.1% 2020 up 12.7% rising
8 Paraguay 2.6% 2020 down 28.5% rising
9 Argentina 2.3% 2020 down 17.7% rising
10 Mexico 2.0% 2020 up 19.2% falling
11 Madagascar 1.6% 2020 down 4.2% rising
12 Colombia 1.6% 2020 up 50.5% rising
13 Chad 1.5% 2020 up 16.4% rising
14 Burkina Faso 1.5% 2020 up 15.0% rising
15 Cameroon 1.4% 2020 up 138.7% volatile
16 Mali 1.4% 2020 down 22.2% rising
17 Indonesia 1.3% 2020 down 80.7% volatile
18 Cote d'Ivoire 1.1% 2020 down 23.1% falling
19 Somalia 0.9% 2020 down 41.8% rising
20 Honduras 0.8% 2020 up 24.0% rising
21 Guinea 0.8% 2020 up 14.5% rising
22 Guatemala 0.7% 2020 down 37.3% rising
23 Venezuela 0.7% 2020 down 40.4% flat
24 Zimbabwe 0.6% 2020 up 3.4% falling
25 Canada 0.6% 2020 up 22.0% rising
26 Central African Republic 0.5% 2020 up 54.7% rising
27 Malawi 0.5% 2020 up 16.4% rising
28 Ethiopia 0.4% 2020 down 45.1% falling
29 Uganda 0.4% 2020 down 26.4% falling
30 Portugal 0.4% 2020 up 6.9% rising
31 Papua New Guinea 0.4% 2020 up 26.3% volatile
32 Nicaragua 0.3% 2020 up 12.8% falling
33 Dominican Republic 0.3% 2020 up 113.7% volatile
34 Suriname 0.3% 2020 up 173.5% volatile
35 Senegal 0.3% 2020 up 16.4% rising
36 Italy 0.2% 2020 up 18.5% rising
37 Chile 0.1% 2020 up 13.9% rising
38 Gabon 0.1% 2020 down 11.1% rising
39 New Zealand 0.1% 2020 up 36.5% falling
40 Algeria 0.1% 2020 down 70.1% falling
41 Bhutan 0.1% 2020 up 2,802.6% volatile
42 Equatorial Guinea 0.1% 2020 up 16.4% rising
43 Guyana 0.1% 2020 down 24.0% volatile
44 Norway 0.1% 2020 up 20.1% rising
45 Gambia 0.1% 2020 up 39.3% rising
46 Iraq 0.1% 2020 down 16.0% volatile
47 Netherlands 0.1% 2020 up 40.8% volatile
48 Panama 0.1% 2020 down 15.5% falling
49 Austria 0.1% 2020 up 16.4% rising
50 El Salvador 0.1% 2020 up 16.4% falling
51 Costa Rica 0.1% 2020 down 47.8% rising
52 Togo 0.0% 2020 down 7.1% rising
53 Tunisia 0.0% 2020 up 70.4% rising
54 South Korea 0.0% 2020 down 55.8% rising
55 Namibia 0.0% 2020 up 16.4% volatile
56 Germany 0.0% 2020 down 35.8% flat
57 Uzbekistan 0.0% 2020 up 235.7% volatile
58 Czechia 0.0% 2020 up 293.9% volatile
59 Slovenia 0.0% 2020 up 11.3% rising
60 Morocco 0.0% 2020 up 36.7% volatile
61 Vietnam 0.0% 2020 down 19.8% falling
62 Poland 0.0% 2020 up 79.0% volatile
63 Eswatini 0.0% 2020 up 16.4% rising
64 Hungary 0.0% 2020 down 11.8% volatile
65 Denmark 0.0% 2020 up 450.6% volatile
66 Switzerland 0.0% 2020 down 37.0% flat
67 Estonia 0.0% 2020 down 90.2% volatile
68 Latvia 0.0% 2020 up 117.7% volatile
70 Jamaica 0.0% 2020 down 13.7% flat
71 Libya 0.0% 2020 up 16.4% rising
72 Lebanon 0.0% 2020 up 16.4% rising
73 Croatia 0.0% 2020 down 48.3% volatile
74 Mauritius 0.0% 2020 down 65.1% volatile
75 Romania 0.0% 2020 down 78.8% volatile
75 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0% 2020 up 16.4% rising
77 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% 2020 down 61.2% falling
78 Bulgaria 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Bahrain 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Congo 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
78 Comoros 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
78 Cuba 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Cayman Islands 0.0% 2020 — volatile
78 Djibouti 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Finland 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
78 Faroe Islands 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Georgia 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Gibraltar 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Greenland 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Isle of Man 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Iran 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Iceland 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Jordan 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Kuwait 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Monaco 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Nauru 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Oman 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Qatar 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Russia 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Saudi Arabia 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Singapore 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
78 San Marino 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Sweden 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
78 Uruguay 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Yemen 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Reunion 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Falkland Islands 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Jersey 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Tokelau 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Vatican 0.0% 2020 — flat
78 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0.0% 2020 — flat

About this data

Indicator
Share of global annual deforestation
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
112 places, 560 data points, 1990–2020
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Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.