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Exported deforestation

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League table

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  1. 1Congo, Dem. Rep.336,153.8
  2. 2Brazil212,530.5
  3. 3Cote d'Ivoire131,358.1
  4. 4China86,522.9
  5. 5Indonesia64,906.1
  6. 6Paraguay50,300.3
  7. 7Viet Nam42,621.4
  8. 8Colombia35,706.4
  9. 9Malaysia35,121.2
  10. 10Bolivia30,939
  11. 11Myanmar29,282.5
  12. 12India28,549.3
  13. 13Peru28,514.3
  14. 14Ghana23,814.9
  15. 15Argentina21,173.2
  16. 16Thailand17,112.2
  17. 17New Zealand13,511.2
  18. 18Mexico13,004.6
  19. 19Philippines12,381.1
  20. 20Tanzania11,148.9
  21. 21Chile10,459.8
  22. 22Angola9,352.5
  23. 23Central African Republic9,264.1
  24. 24Cameroon8,799.6
  25. 25Cambodia7,948
  26. 26United States7,443.1
  27. 27Nigeria7,030.6
  28. 28Nicaragua7,022.7
  29. 29Madagascar6,648.1
  30. 30Mozambique6,150.6
  31. 31Lao PDR5,850.6
  32. 32Honduras5,013.7
  33. 33Papua New Guinea4,305.5
  34. 34Liberia4,079.2
  35. 35Guinea3,677.9
  36. 36Panama3,606.9
  37. 37Ecuador3,584.6
  38. 38Ireland3,359.6
  39. 39Guatemala3,060.6
  40. 40Malawi2,697.4
  41. 41Sri Lanka2,554.3
  42. 42Zambia2,088.3
  43. 43Gabon2,068.7
  44. 44Uruguay1,896.3
  45. 45Australia1,873.1
  46. 46Kenya1,540.1
  47. 47Canada1,487.4
  48. 48Congo, Rep.1,407.2
  49. 49Uganda1,285.9
  50. 50Costa Rica1,265.7
  51. 51Latvia1,117.6
  52. 52Ukraine1,105.1
  53. 53Spain1,067.1
  54. 54Solomon Islands1,044.7
  55. 55Sierra Leone679.6
  56. 56Russian Federation660.9
  57. 57Venezuela, RB656.7
  58. 58Chad647.9
  59. 59Rwanda608.4
  60. 60Guinea-Bissau585.9
  61. 61South Africa570.8
  62. 62Ethiopia551.2
  63. 63Belize494.2
  64. 64Italy423.3
  65. 65Suriname409.3
  66. 66Korea, Dem. People's Rep.384.2
  67. 67Guyana354.3
  68. 68Fiji332.6
  69. 69France299.6
  70. 70Equatorial Guinea274.9
  71. 71Finland236.2
  72. 72Benin221.4
  73. 73Germany209
  74. 74Bangladesh188.8
  75. 75Zimbabwe183.4
  76. 76Poland180.4
  77. 77Turkiye162.1
  78. 78Greece131.5
  79. 79Dominican Republic125
  80. 80Togo118.3
  81. 81Burundi116.4
  82. 82Bhutan105.1
  83. 83Nepal95.1
  84. 84Portugal93
  85. 85Lithuania87
  86. 86Norway86.7
  87. 87Hungary84.9
  88. 88Croatia72.1
  89. 89Romania65
  90. 90Sweden62.5
  91. 91Estonia58.2
  92. 92Bulgaria57.9
  93. 93Timor-Leste49.7
  94. 94Denmark48.2
  95. 95Somalia, Fed. Rep.46
  96. 96Japan40.6
  97. 97Slovenia38
  98. 98Czechia32.9
  99. 99United Kingdom32.7
  100. 100Netherlands32
  101. 101Austria27.7
  102. 102Belgium26.6
  103. 103Taiwan23.9
  104. 104Eswatini23
  105. 105Moldova21.7
  106. 106Brunei Darussalam21.2
  107. 107Jamaica16.5
  108. 108Cuba15.8
  109. 109Mali14.5
  110. 110Belarus14.5
  111. 111New Caledonia14.2
  112. 112Switzerland12.3
  113. 113Bosnia and Herzegovina12.2
  114. 114Korea, Rep.12.1
  115. 115Puerto Rico (US)12
  116. 116North Macedonia9.4
  117. 117Kazakhstan8.7
  118. 118El Salvador8
  119. 119Vanuatu7.7
  120. 120Haiti5.9
  121. 121Trinidad and Tobago4.7
  122. 122Georgia3.9
  123. 123Tunisia3.1
  124. 124Comoros2.7
  125. 125Albania2.4
  126. 126Bahamas, The2
  127. 127Singapore1.8
  128. 128Slovak Republic1.6
  129. 129Gambia, The1.5
  130. 130Mongolia0.99
  131. 131Syrian Arab Republic0.88
  132. 132Morocco0.79
  133. 133Azerbaijan0.65
  134. 134Luxembourg0.6
  135. 135Dominica0.56
  136. 136Botswana0.4
  137. 137Israel0.32
  138. 138Pakistan0.28
  139. 139Senegal0.27
  140. 140Lesotho0.15
  141. 141Iran, Islamic Rep.0.12
  142. 142Oman0
  143. 142Qatar0
  144. 142Cyprus0
  145. 142West Bank and Gaza0
  146. 142Djibouti0
  147. 142Saudi Arabia0
  148. 142Algeria0
  149. 142Egypt, Arab Rep.0
  150. 142Eritrea0
  151. 142Uzbekistan0
  152. 142Tajikistan0
  153. 142Yemen, Rep.0
  154. 142Bahrain0
  155. 142Niger0
  156. 142Burkina Faso0
  157. 142Namibia0
  158. 142Iraq0
  159. 142Iceland0
  160. 142Mauritania0
  161. 142Jordan0
  162. 142Kyrgyz Republic0
  163. 142Armenia0
  164. 142Malta0
  165. 142Kuwait0
  166. 142United Arab Emirates0
  167. 142Lebanon0
  168. 142Libya0
  169. 142Afghanistan0
  170. 142Turkmenistan0

Exported deforestation