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Germany - Primary Forest Loss 56,073

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

Latest value

56,073 (2025)

Global rank

##51 of 211 economies

Share of global total

0.2%

Growth since 2001

3.67×

Ranking Race — Primary Forest Loss

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#13#25#37#49#61#73200120062011201620212025#67#512021 overtook Madagascar2023 overtook Australia
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Real annual global ranks, 2001 - 2025. Germany climbed from #67 to #51 (overtook Madagascar). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Germany ↓

Key Events — Germany

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2004
Climbed 35 places in global rank auto
2009
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
2009
Global crisis recession curated

Exports collapse; GDP contracts sharply before a rapid rebound.

2010
Climbed 23 places in global rank auto
2011
Fell 17 places in global rank auto
2019
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Madagascar in global rank auto
2022
Fell 17 places in global rank auto

Primary Forest Loss, 2001-2025

via World Bank DATA360 (Global Forest Watch) · Hectares · linear scale · ranking in the race above
2001200620112016202120256448.0571,724137,001202,277

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