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Deforestation

ha/year · higher is better · 132 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Brazil3.26M
  2. 2India588,000
  3. 3Angola510,440
  4. 4Tanzania469,000
  5. 5Congo, Dem. Rep.283,500
  6. 6China274,000
  7. 7Mozambique267,030
  8. 8Sudan264,000
  9. 9Paraguay217,620
  10. 10Argentina195,300
  11. 11Mexico165,820
  12. 12Madagascar135,090
  13. 13Colombia133,420
  14. 14Chad128,210
  15. 15Burkina Faso127,910
  16. 16Cameroon118,960
  17. 17Mali115,090
  18. 18Indonesia108,750
  19. 19Cote d'Ivoire92,340
  20. 20Somalia, Fed. Rep.76,750
  21. 21Honduras70,860
  22. 22Guinea68,000
  23. 23Guatemala61,100
  24. 24Venezuela, RB60,110
  25. 25Benin56,160
  26. 26Zimbabwe53,000
  27. 27Canada50,520
  28. 28Central African Republic46,520
  29. 29Malawi42,000
  30. 30Ethiopia38,190
  31. 31Uganda37,940
  32. 32Portugal36,390
  33. 33Papua New Guinea33,530
  34. 34Nicaragua28,870
  35. 35Dominican Republic24,620
  36. 36Suriname22,700
  37. 37Kazakhstan21,900
  38. 38Senegal21,450
  39. 39Niger19,920
  40. 40Italy12,880
  41. 41Chile11,030
  42. 42Gabon10,720
  43. 43New Zealand10,100
  44. 44Algeria8,670
  45. 45Bhutan8,480
  46. 46Equatorial Guinea8,360
  47. 47Guyana7,630
  48. 48Norway7,070
  49. 49Gambia, The6,930
  50. 50Iraq6,600
  51. 51Netherlands5,470
  52. 52Panama5,430
  53. 53Austria5,130
  54. 54El Salvador4,940
  55. 55Costa Rica4,500
  56. 56Spain4,260
  57. 57Togo3,960
  58. 58Tunisia3,880
  59. 59Korea, Rep.3,800
  60. 60Namibia3,220
  61. 61Germany3,200
  62. 62Uzbekistan3,000
  63. 63Czechia2,640
  64. 64Slovenia2,420
  65. 65Morocco2,150
  66. 66Viet Nam1,820
  67. 67Poland1,630
  68. 68Eswatini1,500
  69. 69Hungary1,440
  70. 70Denmark1,230
  71. 71Switzerland1,050
  72. 72Estonia720
  73. 73Latvia580
  74. 74Ireland500
  75. 75Jamaica460
  76. 76Lithuania440
  77. 77Turkiye420
  78. 78Libya330
  79. 79United Kingdom180
  80. 80Lebanon100
  81. 81Croatia40
  82. 81Dominica40
  83. 82Mauritius30
  84. 83Serbia20
  85. 83Romania20
  86. 84St. Vincent and the Grenadines10
  87. 85Bulgaria0
  88. 85Qatar0
  89. 85Cuba0
  90. 85Singapore0
  91. 85Cayman Islands0
  92. 85San Marino0
  93. 85Djibouti0
  94. 85Oman0
  95. 85Naoero0
  96. 85Sweden0
  97. 85Comoros0
  98. 85Syrian Arab Republic0
  99. 85Malta0
  100. 85Finland0
  101. 85Faroe Islands0
  102. 85Monaco0
  103. 85Georgia0
  104. 85Gibraltar0
  105. 85Bahrain0
  106. 85Russian Federation0
  107. 85Liechtenstein0
  108. 85Kuwait0
  109. 85Saudi Arabia0
  110. 85Uruguay0
  111. 85Greenland0
  112. 85Jordan0
  113. 85Iceland0
  114. 85Congo, Rep.0
  115. 85Iran, Islamic Rep.0
  116. 85Yemen, Rep.0
  117. 85Isle of Man0

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