Share of global annual deforestation in Germany
Germany: Share of global annual deforestation was 0.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
Share of global annual deforestation in Germany, 1990–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of global annual deforestation in Germany is 0.0%, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of global annual deforestation in Germany peaked at 0.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2020.
Germany ranks 56th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 674.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.07 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 33.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2198 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 55.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3905 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1987 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 8.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of global annual deforestation in Germany?
- Share of global annual deforestation in Germany was 0.0% in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of global annual deforestation recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for share of global annual deforestation?
- Germany ranks 56th out of 112 countries with data for 2020.
- Is share of global annual deforestation rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of global annual deforestation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Share of global deforestation represents the proportion of a country's deforestation relative to the total global deforestation.