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Imperiled Riches - Threatened Rainforests
Highest deforestation rates 1990-2000, by country
Forest cover statistics for 62 countries that have some type of wet tropical forest. All countries, including temperate and arid regions .
Sorted by highest deforestation rates during the 1990s. To sort by other columns, click on the appropriate header column.
Region Total land Total forest cover Primary forest cover Area Area, 2005 Area, 2005 Annual change Total change Annual Change Annual Change Area, 2005 Area, 2005 Annual change Total change Annual Change Annual Change Country (1000 ha) (1000 ha) % ha % % % (1000 ha) % ha % % % Burundi 2,783 152 5.9 -9133 -47.4 -3.15 -4.65 0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a Togo 5,679 386 7.1 -19933 -43.6 -2.91 -4.12 0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a Honduras 11,209 4,648 41.5 -182467 -37.1 -2.65 -2.88 1,512 13.5 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a Philippines 30,000 7,162 24 -227467 -32.3 -2.48 -1.98 829 2.8 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a Nigeria 92,377 11,089 12.2 -409667 -35.7 -2.38 -3.12 326 0.4 -82000 -79.0 -0.60 -0.67 Benin 11,262 2,351 21.3 -64733 -29.2 -1.95 -2.42 - n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Ghana 23,854 5,517 24.2 -128733 -25.9 -1.82 -1.89 353 1.5 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a Uganda 24,104 3,627 18.4 -86467 -26.3 -1.76 -2.13 - n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Indonesia 190,457 88,495 48.8 -1871467 -24.1 -1.61 -1.91 48,702 25.6 -1447800 -30.8 -2.33 -3.05 Nicaragua 13,000 5,189 42.7 -89933 -20.6 -1.53 -1.26 1,849 14.2 n/a 0.0 -1.0 -1.1 Liberia 11,137 3,154 32.7 -60267 -22.3 -1.49 -1.74 129 1.2 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a Ecuador 28,356 10,853 39.2 -197600 -21.5 -1.43 -1.67 4,794 16.9 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a Solomon Islands 2,890 2,172 77.6 -39733 -21.5 -1.43 -1.68 - n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Zimbabwe 39,075 17,540 45.3 -312933 -21.1 -1.41 -1.64 - n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a El Salvador 2,104 298 14.4 -5133 -20.5 -1.36 -1.60 6 0.3 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a Myanmar 67,658 32,222 49 -466467 -17.8 -1.19 -1.35 - n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Guatemala 10,889 3,938 36.3 -54000 -17.1 -1.14 -1.28 1,957 18.0 -26800 -17.0 -1.26 -1.33 Sri Lanka 6,561 1,933 29.9 -27800 -17.7 -1.14 -1.43 167 2.5 -6000 -35.0 -5.13 -10.91 Cambodia 18,104 10,447 59.2 -166600 -19.3 -1.09 -1.90 322 1.8 -29600 -58.0 -2.06 -2.59 Tanzania 94,509 35,257 39.9 -412267 -14.9 -0.99 -1.10 - n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Zambia 75,261 42,452 57.1 -444800 -13.6 -0.91 -1.00 - n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Cameroon 47,544 21,245 45.6 -220000 -13.4 -0.90 -0.98 - n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Malawi 11,848 3,402 36.2 -32933 -12.7 -0.84 -0.93 1,132 9.6 -39667 -34.5 n/a n/a Equatorial Guinea 2,805 1,632 58.2 -15200 -12.3 -0.82 -0.89 - n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Brunei 577 278 52.8 -2333 -11.2 -0.80 -0.69 278 48.2 -2333 -11.2 -4.05 -5.88 Costa Rica 5,110 2,391 46.8 -11533 -6.7 -0.73 0.13 180 3.5 n/a -29.4 n/a n/a Thailand 51,312 14,520 28.4 -96333 -9.1 -0.72 -0.40 6,451 12.6 n/a 0.0 n/a -0.7 Guinea 24,586 6,724 27.4 -45600 -9.2 -0.68 -0.52 63 0.3 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a Sierra Leone 7,174 2,754 38.5 -19333 -9.5 -0.63 -0.68 - n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Chad 128,400 11,921 9.5 -79267 -9.1 -0.60 -0.64 190 0.1 -1267 -9.1 n/a n/a Dominica 75 46 61.3 -267 -8.0 -0.60 -0.43 27 36.0 n/a -3.6 n/a n/a Venezuela 91,205 47,713 54.1 -287533 -8.3 -0.55 -0.59 - n/a n/a n/a Brazil 851,488 477,698 57.2 -2821933 -8.1 -0.52 -0.63 415,890 48.8 -2974867 -9.7 -0.09 -0.11 Mexico 195,820 64,238 33.7 -318533 -6.9 -0.50 -0.40 32,850 16.8 n/a -15.3 0.0 n/a Madagascar 58,704 12,838 22.1 -56933 -6.2 -0.49 -0.28 10,347 17.6 -10400 -1.5 -0.07 -0.07 Senegal 19,672 8,673 45 -45000 -7.2 -0.48 -0.51 1,598 8.1 -10733 -9.2 -0.80 -0.69 Laos 23,680 16,142 69.9 -78133 -6.8 -0.45 -0.47 1,490 6.3 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a Papua New Guinea 46,284 29,437 65 -139067 -6.6 -0.44 -0.46 25,211 54.5 -266600 -13.7 -0.43 -0.45 Bolivia 109,858 58,740 54.2 -270333 -6.5 -0.43 -0.45 29,360 26.7 -135200 -6.5 -0.59 -0.80 Guinea-Bissau 3,612 2,072 73.7 -9600 -6.5 -0.43 -0.45 940 26.0 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a D.R. Congo 234,486 133,610 58.9 -461400 -4.9 -0.38 -0.24 - n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Malaysia 32,975 20,890 63.6 -99067 -6.6 -0.35 -0.65 3,820 11.6 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a Burkina Faso 27,400 6,794 29 -24000 -5.0 -0.34 -0.35 0 0.0 n/a n/a -0.62 -0.61 Kenya 58,037 3,522 6.2 -12400 -5.0 -0.34 -0.34 704 1.2 -2533 -5.1 -2.30 -2.98 Angola 124,670 59,104 47.4 -124800 -3.1 -0.20 -0.21 0 0.0 n/a n/a -0.12 -0.07 Panama 7,552 4,294 57.7 -5467 -1.9 -0.16 -0.06 3,023 40.0 -45533 -18.4 -0.94 -0.95 Peru 128,522 68,742 53.7 -94267 -2.0 -0.13 -0.14 61,065 47.5 -123000 -2.9 -0.35 -0.34 Central African Republic 62,298 22,755 36.5 -29867 -1.9 -0.13 -0.13 - n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Colombia 113,891 60,728 58.5 -47400 -1.2 -0.08 -0.08 53,062 46.6 -52800 -1.5 -0.19 -0.15 Congo 34,200 22,471 65.8 -17000 -1.1 -0.07 -0.08 7,464 21.8 -5600 -1.1 -5.27 -11.14 Gabon 26,767 21,775 84.5 -10133 -0.7 -0.05 -0.05 - n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a French Guiana 9,000 8,063 91.8 -1867 -0.3 -0.03 0.00 7,701 85.6 -13867 -2.6 -0.11 -0.36 Guyana 21,497 15,104 76.7 0 0.0 0.00 0.00 9,314 43.3 n/a n/a n/a n/a Suriname 16,327 14,776 94.7 0 0.0 0.00 0.00 14,214 87.1 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a Belize 2,296 1,653 72.5 0 0.0 0.00 0.00 612 26.7 n/a 0.0 -2.9 n/a Dominican Republic 4,873 1,376 28.4 0 0.0 0.00 0.00 - n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Côte d'Ivoire 32,246 10,405 32.7 12200 1.8 0.10 0.15 625 1.9 n/a 0.0 n/a n/a Fiji 1,827 1,000 54.7 1400 2.1 0.21 0.00 894 48.9 n/a -0.1 n/a n/a Gambia 1,130 471 41.7 1933 6.6 0.43 0.43 - n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a India 328,726 67,701 22.8 250800 5.9 0.57 0.04 - n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Rwanda 2,634 480 19.5 10800 50.9 0.82 7.91 0 0.0 n/a n/a n/a n/a Viet Nam 33,169 12,931 39.7 237867 38.1 2.52 2.06 85 0.3 -19933 -77.9 -1.14 -1.28 Total 3,745,546 1,629,991 43.5 -10240133 -8.3 -0.57 -0.62
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