Top 10 Countries with the Highest Deforestation Rates
The world has a lot of forests, covering about 31% of all land, which is around 4.06 billion hectares. Here is the list of top 10 countries with the most deforestation :
List of Countries with the Highest Deforestation Rates |
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Country Name |
Deforestation Rate (kha/year) |
Total Forest Area (ha) |
Brazil |
1,780 |
519,522,000 |
Australia |
662 |
133.6 million |
Mexico |
441 |
64,802,000 |
United Republic of Tanzania |
372 |
35,257,000 |
Zimbabwe |
309 |
15,624,000 |
Argentina |
301 |
33,021,000 |
Bolivia |
289 |
53 million |
Mozambique |
219 |
40.1 million |
Sudan |
174 |
69,949,000 |
Peru |
165 |
73 million |
Let’s learn about the state of deforestation in each of these countries in detail.
Top 10 Countries with the Highest Deforestation Rates
Brazil has the highest deforestation rate in the world. The country lost more than half of its vegetation in the last five years. Every year Brazil is losing 1.78 Mha of its forest. The world is losing around 10 million hectares of forest per year which is equal to the size of Portugal.
In this article, we are going to discuss the top 10 countries with the highest deforestation rates in the world.