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<title>Our World in Data - Forests &amp; Deforestation</title>
<subtitle>Research and data to make progress against the world’s largest problems</subtitle>
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<updated>2026-02-26T00:00:00.000Z</updated>
<entry>
    <title>Deforestation is no longer inevitable</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/deforestation-is-no-longer-inevitable</id>
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    <published>2026-02-26T00:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Max Roser</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/deforestation-is-no-longer-inevitable"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/6bdd71cd-635d-4d63-04a9-728db7336e00/w=608"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>Track how forests are changing around the world</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/track-how-forests-are-changing-around-the-world</id>
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    <published>2026-01-21T14:02:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Fiona Spooner</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[We updated our charts with the latest data from the UN FAO’s Forest Resource Assessment.<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/track-how-forests-are-changing-around-the-world"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/default-featured-image.png"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>Drivers of tree cover loss are different in each region</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/drivers-of-tree-cover-loss-are-different-in-each-region</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/drivers-of-tree-cover-loss-are-different-in-each-region"/>
    <published>2024-08-22T05:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Fiona Spooner</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/drivers-of-tree-cover-loss-are-different-in-each-region"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/34b1cc68-3e66-4a06-67b4-e9c468387c00/w=608"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/sdgs/life-on-land</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/sdgs/life-on-land"/>
    <published>2023-07-18T14:12:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Our World in Data team</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Sustainable Development Goals Tracker for SDG 15<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/sdgs/life-on-land"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/b7d4e83f-1e24-46fe-280a-0a329e9df700/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>Humans destroyed forests for thousands of years — we can become the first generation that achieves a world in which forests expand</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/global-forest-transition</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/global-forest-transition"/>
    <published>2022-04-20T10:30:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Max Roser</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Why has humanity destroyed such vast forests? And how can we bring this to an end?<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/global-forest-transition"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/d4e684ab-802a-4fa8-3ac3-2c6146252200/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>Do rich countries import deforestation from overseas?</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/exporting-deforestation</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/exporting-deforestation"/>
    <published>2021-03-01T11:30:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Rich countries import foods produced on deforested land in the tropics. How much deforestation do they import?<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/exporting-deforestation"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/6d24da8a-495e-403d-fd7b-a5851950a200/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>Global deforestation peaked in the 1980s. Can we bring it to an end?</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/global-deforestation-peak</id>
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    <published>2021-02-19T12:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[There was a marked acceleration in deforestation in the 20th century. But, global deforestation peaked in the 1980s. Since then, it has slowed.<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/global-deforestation-peak"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/d4e684ab-802a-4fa8-3ac3-2c6146252200/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>Forests and Deforestation</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/forests-and-deforestation</id>
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    <published>2021-02-09T11:59:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author><author><name>Fiona Spooner</name></author><author><name>Max Roser</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[How are forests distributed across the world? How much do we lose to deforestation every year?<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/forests-and-deforestation"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/ce874544-6de4-4e25-34db-08be418c3c00/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>The world has lost one-third of its forests, but an end to deforestation is possible</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/world-lost-one-third-forests</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/world-lost-one-third-forests"/>
    <published>2021-02-09T11:00:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Over the last 10,000 years, the world has lost one-third of its forests. An area twice the size of the United States. Half occurred in the last century.<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/world-lost-one-third-forests"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/f56130e4-4f6d-4d2b-1c59-c348d6530b00/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>Carbon emissions from deforestation: are they driven by domestic demand or international trade?</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/carbon-deforestation-trade</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/carbon-deforestation-trade"/>
    <published>2021-02-06T17:10:29.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[How much deforestation emissions are embedded in traded goods?<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/carbon-deforestation-trade"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/763ad2cc-25b1-4116-83cd-3130e9e65200/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>Not all forest loss is equal: what is the difference between deforestation and forest degradation?</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/deforestation-degradation</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/deforestation-degradation"/>
    <published>2021-02-06T16:40:30.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Deforestation and forest degradation are not the same. How do they differ?<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/deforestation-degradation"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/8bd9365d-7485-49c4-bb79-9346084e8d00/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
    <title>Palm Oil</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/palm-oil</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/palm-oil"/>
    <published>2021-02-04T14:39:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Explore palm oil production across the world and its impacts on the environment.<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/palm-oil"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/ee200d91-af34-4114-da0e-8d4835be7d00/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
</entry>
<entry>
    <title>Drivers of Deforestation</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/drivers-of-deforestation</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/drivers-of-deforestation"/>
    <published>2021-02-04T14:30:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[The world loses 5 million hectares of forest each year. What activities are driving this?<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/drivers-of-deforestation"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/9772c893-623d-4ebe-f225-e3cd69482b00/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>Deforestation and Forest Loss</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/deforestation</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/deforestation"/>
    <published>2021-02-04T14:19:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[Explore long-term changes in deforestation and deforestation rates across the world today.<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/deforestation"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/ea76fb7c-f8af-407e-c17c-1aaae9a02f00/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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<entry>
    <title>Forest area</title>
    <id>https://ourworldindata.org/forest-area</id>
    <link rel="alternate" href="https://ourworldindata.org/forest-area"/>
    <published>2021-02-04T06:30:00.000Z</published>
    <author><name>Hannah Ritchie</name></author>
    <summary type="html"><![CDATA[See the distribution of global forests and which countries have the most forest cover.<br/><br/><a href="https://ourworldindata.org/forest-area"><img src="https://ourworldindata.org/cdn-cgi/imagedelivery/qLq-8BTgXU8yG0N6HnOy8g/505c8482-51ac-4b57-86e1-d09b2567a600/w=512"/></a>]]></summary>
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