Countries by Annual Deforestation Rate 2024

About This Dataset

Countries ranked by estimated annual net forest loss in 2024, measured in thousands of hectares according to FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment and Global Forest Watch data. Brazil accounts for the largest share of global tropical deforestation — a persistent pattern driven by agricultural expansion, particularly cattle ranching and soy cultivation, despite the introduction of monitoring systems and international pressure to protect the Amazon biome.

Analysis

Brazil heads the table on 1,100, ahead of Indonesia (620) and Democratic Republic of Congo (480) in Annual Forest Loss (Thousand Hectares) in 2024. 850 separates the highest figure (1,100) from the lowest (250). Most of that gap is between first and second alone (480 of 850); the other 7 are separated by just 370. Places 3 to 8 are close together, spanning 480 to 250.

Source: Wikipedia

Key Findings

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Brazil leads in Annual Forest Loss (Thousand Hectares) with 1,100 in 2024.

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Average Annual Forest Loss (Thousand Hectares) in 2024: 489 · median: 410.

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Gap in 2024: Brazil is 4.4× larger than Peru.

Countries by Annual Deforestation Rate 2024

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Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points

8 categories · 1 year

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Top Value

1,100

Brazil

Annual Forest Loss (Thousand Hectares) · 2024

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Metrics

Annual Forest Loss (Thousand Hectares)

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2024

Single year snapshot

Methodology & source

Data source: Wikipedia
Coverage: 8 entities · 2024 · 8 observations
Measure: Annual Forest Loss (Thousand Hectares)
Last updated: 6 September 2026
Compiled by: The ANYSTAT team, from the source above

How the figures are calculated

Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.