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Annual forest change

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League table

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  1. 1Rwanda2.3%
  2. 2Kenya1.6%
  3. 3Iceland1.6%
  4. 4Liechtenstein1.4%
  5. 5Israel1.3%
  6. 6Cabo Verde1.2%
  7. 7Serbia1.1%
  8. 8Uzbekistan1.1%
  9. 9Ireland0.95%
  10. 10Uruguay0.91%
  11. 11Azerbaijan0.86%
  12. 12Virgin Islands (U.S.)0.73%
  13. 13China0.71%
  14. 14New Zealand0.66%
  15. 15Pakistan0.65%
  16. 16Jamaica0.63%
  17. 17Philippines0.57%
  18. 18Turkiye0.51%
  19. 19Ghana0.51%
  20. 20France0.5%
  21. 21Malta0.43%
  22. 22Fiji0.41%
  23. 23Kazakhstan0.39%
  24. 24United Kingdom0.38%
  25. 25South Africa0.38%
  26. 26Ukraine0.38%
  27. 27Haiti0.38%
  28. 28Bulgaria0.32%
  29. 29Denmark0.31%
  30. 30Czechia0.3%
  31. 31Comoros0.3%
  32. 32Belarus0.29%
  33. 33Dominican Republic0.29%
  34. 34Hungary0.29%
  35. 35Nepal0.26%
  36. 36Mauritania0.26%
  37. 37Togo0.25%
  38. 38Palau0.21%
  39. 39Latvia0.19%
  40. 40Djibouti0.17%
  41. 41Portugal0.17%
  42. 42Spain0.16%
  43. 43Viet Nam0.15%
  44. 44St. Lucia0.15%
  45. 45Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.15%
  46. 46Egypt, Arab Rep.0.15%
  47. 47Switzerland0.14%
  48. 48Italy0.13%
  49. 49Lithuania0.13%
  50. 50El Salvador0.12%
  51. 51Netherlands0.12%
  52. 52India0.12%
  53. 53Costa Rica0.12%
  54. 54United Arab Emirates0.1%
  55. 55Russian Federation0.1%
  56. 56Slovak Republic0.1%
  57. 57Indonesia0.08%
  58. 58Romania0.08%
  59. 59Austria0.07%
  60. 60Tajikistan0.07%
  61. 61Lebanon0.07%
  62. 62Croatia0.07%
  63. 63Andorra0.07%
  64. 64Poland0.06%
  65. 65Congo, Rep.0.06%
  66. 66Cuba0.06%
  67. 67Saudi Arabia0.05%
  68. 68Bosnia and Herzegovina0.05%
  69. 69Sao Tome and Principe0.05%
  70. 70Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0.05%
  71. 71Germany0.04%
  72. 72Australia0.04%
  73. 73Estonia0.02%
  74. 74South Sudan0.02%
  75. 75Syrian Arab Republic0.01%
  76. 76Morocco0.01%
  77. 77Kyrgyz Republic0.01%
  78. 78Armenia0%
  79. 79St. Kitts and Nevis0%
  80. 79Jordan0%
  81. 79Mauritius0%
  82. 79San Marino0%
  83. 79Finland0%
  84. 79Northern Mariana Islands0%
  85. 79Singapore0%
  86. 79New Caledonia0%
  87. 79Mongolia0%
  88. 79Botswana0%
  89. 79British Virgin Islands0%
  90. 79Isle of Man0%
  91. 79Montenegro0%
  92. 79Iran, Islamic Rep.0%
  93. 79Faroe Islands0%
  94. 79Brunei Darussalam0%
  95. 79Tuvalu0%
  96. 79Barbados0%
  97. 79Marshall Islands0%
  98. 79Sweden0%
  99. 79Georgia0%
  100. 79Maldives0%
  101. 79Bermuda0%
  102. 79Yemen, Rep.0%
  103. 79Albania0%
  104. 79Oman0%
  105. 79Afghanistan0%
  106. 79Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0%
  107. 79Burundi0%
  108. 79Kiribati0%
  109. 79Qatar0%
  110. 79St. Martin (French part)0%
  111. 79French Polynesia0%
  112. 79West Bank and Gaza0%
  113. 79Luxembourg0%
  114. 79Turks and Caicos Islands0%
  115. 79St. Vincent and the Grenadines0%
  116. 79Greece0%
  117. 79Lesotho0%
  118. 79Kuwait0%
  119. 79Grenada0%
  120. 79Bahamas, The0%
  121. 79American Samoa0%
  122. 79Cayman Islands0%
  123. 79Greenland0%
  124. 79Belgium0%
  125. 79Turkmenistan0%
  126. 79Aruba0%
  127. 79Guam0%
  128. 79Curacao0%
  129. 79Tonga0%
  130. 80Canada-0%
  131. 81Slovenia-0%
  132. 82Namibia-0.01%
  133. 83Japan-0.01%
  134. 84Papua New Guinea-0.01%
  135. 85Ethiopia-0.01%
  136. 86Norway-0.02%
  137. 87United States-0.02%
  138. 88Chile-0.03%
  139. 89Gabon-0.03%
  140. 90Solomon Islands-0.03%
  141. 91Algeria-0.04%
  142. 92Guyana-0.04%
  143. 93Bangladesh-0.05%
  144. 94Korea, Rep.-0.06%
  145. 95Panama-0.07%
  146. 96Dominica-0.08%
  147. 97Timor-Leste-0.08%
  148. 98Cyprus-0.1%
  149. 99Central African Republic-0.1%
  150. 100Venezuela, RB-0.1%
  151. 101Suriname-0.12%
  152. 102Moldova-0.16%
  153. 103Libya-0.16%
  154. 104Senegal-0.18%
  155. 105Trinidad and Tobago-0.19%
  156. 106Mexico-0.19%
  157. 107Guinea-Bissau-0.2%
  158. 108Congo, Dem. Rep.-0.2%
  159. 109Zambia-0.22%
  160. 110Colombia-0.22%
  161. 111Sri Lanka-0.23%
  162. 112Ecuador-0.24%
  163. 113Vanuatu-0.26%
  164. 114Lao PDR-0.27%
  165. 115Samoa-0.3%
  166. 116North Macedonia-0.32%
  167. 117Bhutan-0.32%
  168. 118Malaysia-0.32%
  169. 119Tunisia-0.33%
  170. 120Eswatini-0.35%
  171. 121Equatorial Guinea-0.35%
  172. 122Guatemala-0.37%
  173. 123Zimbabwe-0.39%
  174. 124Argentina-0.39%
  175. 125Eritrea-0.41%
  176. 126Bolivia-0.44%
  177. 127Peru-0.45%
  178. 128Nicaragua-0.46%
  179. 129Niger-0.47%
  180. 130Belize-0.57%
  181. 131Cameroon-0.61%
  182. 132Liberia-0.64%
  183. 133Brazil-0.67%
  184. 134Thailand-0.7%
  185. 135Nigeria-0.74%
  186. 136Sudan-0.79%
  187. 137Angola-0.81%
  188. 138Sierra Leone-0.81%
  189. 139Seychelles-0.82%
  190. 140Mozambique-0.83%
  191. 141Antigua and Barbuda-0.85%
  192. 142Honduras-0.86%
  193. 143Iraq-0.95%
  194. 144Mali-0.96%
  195. 145Myanmar-1.1%
  196. 146Tanzania-1.1%
  197. 147Paraguay-1.1%
  198. 148Uganda-1.2%
  199. 149Benin-1.2%
  200. 150Puerto Rico (US)-1.2%
  201. 151Madagascar-1.3%
  202. 152Guinea-1.4%
  203. 153Somalia, Fed. Rep.-1.6%
  204. 154Malawi-2.1%
  205. 155Cote d'Ivoire-2.1%
  206. 156Gambia, The-3.1%
  207. 157Chad-3.5%
  208. 158Burkina Faso-3.7%
  209. 159Cambodia-4.9%

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