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Madagascar - Primary Forest Loss 262,864

via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · updated 2026-10-15 · 211 economies tracked

Latest value

262,864 (2025)

Global rank

##14 of 211 economies

Share of global total

1.0%

Growth since 2001

3.02×

Ranking Race — Primary Forest Loss

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#6#11#16#21#26#31200120062011201620212025#20#142023 overtook Myanmar2025 overtook Finland
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2025. Madagascar climbed from #20 to #14 (overtook Myanmar). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — Madagascar

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2007
Climbed 16 places in global rank auto
2013
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Myanmar in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Finland in global rank auto

Primary Forest Loss, 2001-2025

via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · Hectares · linear scale · ranking in the race above
20012006201120162021202571,034217,475363,916510,357

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