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Deforestation and Economic Factors

This dataset provides insights into deforestation rates across various countries in the year 2020, along with information on the main economic activities driving these trends, GDP growth, population statistics, forest area, primary drivers of deforestation, conservation efforts, and major exports. The data highlights the connection between economic activities and environmental impacts in different regions, reflecting the diverse challenges and approaches to forest conservation globally.
  • Country: The name of the country being analyzed.
  • Year: The year for which the data is reported, which is 2020 in this dataset.
  • Deforestation Rate (%): The percentage of forest area that has been lost in the country during the specified year.
  • Main Economic Activity: The primary economic activities contributing to the country's economy and potentially affecting forest areas.
  • GDP Growth Rate (%): The growth rate of the country's Gross Domestic Product in the specified year.
  • Population: The total population of the country during the year 2020.
  • Forest Area (sq km): The total forest area within the country, measured in square kilometers.
  • Primary Drivers of Deforestation: The main factors or activities that are driving the loss of forest areas.
  • Conservation Efforts: Initiatives and policies in place to protect or restore forest areas.
  • Major Exports: The key products or commodities that the country exports, which may influence deforestation and land use.

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Sample Data

Country Year Deforestation Rate (%) Main Economic Activity GDP Growth Rate (%) Population Forest Area (sq km) Primary Drivers of Deforestation Conservation Efforts Major Exports
Brazil 2020 8.0 Agriculture 1.2 211000000 4970000 Cattle Ranching Amazon Fund Soybeans, Beef
Indonesia 2020 9.0 Palm Oil Production 5.0 270000000 9200000 Palm Oil Plantations Moratorium on New Permits Palm Oil, Rubber
Russia 2020 0.5 Logging 1.0 146000000 8180000 Commercial Logging Protected Areas Timber, Oil
Canada 2020 0.2 Forestry 1.7 37700000 3470000 Industrial Logging Sustainable Forest Management Timber, Paper
United States 2020 0.4 Agriculture, Logging 2.3 331000000 3100000 Urban Development National Parks Soybeans, Corn, Timber
Peru 2020 4.0 Mining, Agriculture 2.0 33200000 1210000 Gold Mining Forest Protection Policies Gold, Coffee
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2020 0.8 Mining, Agriculture 3.5 89500000 1260000 Illegal Logging Forest Monitoring Diamonds, Gold
Australia 2020 1.0 Beef Production 2.5 25600000 1240000 Agriculture Expansion Regeneration Projects Beef, Wheat
Mexico 2020 1.5 Agriculture, Logging 2.1 126000000 644000 Cattle Ranching, Urban Expansion Reforestation Programs Avocados, Corn
China 2020 0.1 Manufacturing, Agriculture 2.3 1400000000 2200000 Urbanization, Infrastructure Reforestation, Afforestation Electronics, Textiles
India 2020 0.4 Agriculture, Forestry 4.0 1380000000 2460000 Urban Development, Agriculture National Afforestation Programme Textiles, Spices
Argentina 2020 1.9 Agriculture 2.4 45500000 1040000 Soybean Cultivation Forest Conservation Law Soybeans, Wine
Colombia 2020 2.5 Cocoa, Coffee Farming 3.3 50800000 588000 Cattle Ranching, Drug Trafficking Sustainable Practices Coffee, Coal
Vietnam 2020 1.3 Coffee, Rubber Plantations 2.9 97000000 1300000 Agricultural Expansion Forest Protection Laws Coffee, Rice
Malaysia 2020 6.0 Palm Oil Production 4.3 33000000 1500000 Palm Oil Plantations Environmental Legislation Palm Oil, Timber
Philippines 2020 1.2 Agriculture, Logging 6.0 110000000 210000 Illegal Logging, Agriculture Reforestation Initiatives Coconut, Sugar
Chile 2020 0.7 Forestry, Mining 1.5 19100000 252000 Commercial Logging Sustainable Forestry Practices Copper, Timber
Sweden 2020 0.2 Forestry, Manufacturing 2.4 10000000 450000 Managed Logging Sustainable Forestry Timber, Paper
Finland 2020 0.1 Forestry, Manufacturing 2.6 5500000 338000 Sustainable Forestry Management Forest Certification Timber, Machinery
Russia 2020 1.0 Logging 1.5 146000000 8180000 Logging Industry Preservation Projects Oil, Timber
Nigeria 2020 1.1 Agriculture, Logging 2.5 206000000 923000 Logging, Urbanization Reforestation Projects Oil, Cocoa
Cameroon 2020 5.0 Agriculture, Logging 3.5 26000000 223000 Commercial and Illegal Logging Wildlife Preservation Timber, Cocoa
Bangladesh 2020 0.6 Agriculture, Forestry 5.0 166000000 198000 Agricultural Expansion Afforestation Programs Jute, Fish
Angola 2020 2.1 Agriculture, Logging 3.4 33000000 258000 Logging, Oil Production Forest Monitoring Oil, Diamonds
Thailand 2020 0.8 Agriculture, Tourism 4.0 69000000 174000 Urbanization, Agriculture Expansion Protected Areas Rice, Rubber
South Africa 2020 1.4 Agriculture, Mining 0.2 59000000 126000 Non-native plantation expansion Sustainable Practices Gold, Platinum
South Korea 2020 0.0 Manufacturing, Technology 4.0 52000000 63000 Urbanization Reforestation Electronics, Automobiles
Zambia 2020 2.3 Mining, Agriculture 1.0 18400000 389000 Agricultural Expansion National Parks Copper, Agriculture
Senegal 2020 1.5 Agriculture, Forestry 3.7 16300000 83200 Road Development, Agriculture Sustainable Practices Peanuts, Cotton
India 2021 0.3 Agriculture, Forestry 3.8 1390000000 2460000 Urban Expansion National Green Mission Textiles, Spices
Costa Rica 2020 0.6 Tourism, Agriculture 4.4 5100000 51000 Agricultural Expansion Ecosystem Conservation Coffee, Bananas
Ghana 2020 1.2 Cocoa Farming 5.0 31000000 207000 Cocoa Farming, Logging Sustainable Cocoa Certification Cocoa, Gold
Papua New Guinea 2020 3.5 Logging, Mining 2.0 8600000 468000 Timber Harvesting Forest Preservation Initiatives Timber, Minerals
South Sudan 2020 4.0 Oil Production, Agriculture -3.1 11500000 144000 Conflict-driven Extraction Forest Management Plans Oil, Agriculture
Zimbabwe 2020 1.2 Agriculture, Mining 2.5 15000000 390000 Illegal Logging, Urbanization National Parks Tobacco, Minerals
Bhutan 2020 0.2 Hydropower, Agriculture 5.0 770000 38300 Agriculture Expansion Forest Conservation Agriculture, Handicrafts
Eswatini 2020 2.1 Agriculture, Forestry 2.0 1160000 17960 Agricultural Expansion Sustainable Forestry Sugar, Textile
Venezuela 2020 2.9 Oil Production, Agriculture -30.0 28400000 410000 Oil Extraction, Agriculture Environmental Policies Oil, Minerals
Myanmar 2020 3.2 Agriculture, Timber 1.1 54800000 320000 Illegal Logging, Agriculture Forest Law Enforcement Rice, Teak
Turkey 2020 0.5 Agriculture, Forestry 1.8 80000000 207000 Urban Development, Agriculture Ecosystem Restoration Cotton, Hazelnuts
Jamaica 2020 2.0 Tourism, Agriculture 0.9 2900000 4900 Tourism Development, Agriculture Reforestation Projects Bauxite, Sugar
UAE 2020 0.0 Oil, Trade 1.5 9800000 0 Urbanization, Industrial Growth Sustainable Development Oil, Tourism
Uruguay 2020 1.0 Beef Production, Agriculture 2.9 3480000 183000 Cattle Ranching Sustainable Practices Beef, Wool
Estonia 2020 0.5 Forestry, Technology 3.7 1300000 42000 Managed Logging Sustainable Forestry Timber, Software
Latvia 2020 0.3 Forestry, Manufacturing 2.0 1900000 24000 Commercial Logging Forest Preservation Timber, Furniture
Lithuania 2020 0.4 Forestry, Manufacturing 3.6 2700000 32000 Forest Management Sustainable Practices Timber, Manufacturing
Georgia 2020 1.5 Forestry, Agriculture 5.1 3900000 70600 Agricultural Expansion Protected Areas Agriculture, Wine
Armenia 2020 2.0 Agriculture, Mining 7.6 3000000 30150 Illegal Logging Ecosystem Management Copper, Minerals
Kyrgyzstan 2020 1.6 Agriculture, Mining 4.0 6500000 92000 Logging, Agriculture Forest Protection Cotton, Gold
Sierra Leone 2020 6.5 Agriculture, Mining 3.5 8000000 43000 Mining, Agriculture National Protected Areas Diamonds, Cocoa
DRC 2021 0.8 Mining, Agriculture 3.5 89500000 1260000 Illegal Logging Forest Monitoring Diamonds, Gold
Malawi 2020 4.0 Agriculture, Forestry 2.0 19500000 58800 Deforestation by Cultivation National Forest Policy Tobacco, Tea
Tanzania 2020 3.2 Agriculture, Tourism 6.8 59000000 364000 Agricultural Expansion Wildlife Conservation Coffee, Tourism
Lesotho 2020 1.8 Agriculture, Livestock 4.5 2000000 30300 Livestock Farming National Forest Policy Wool, Water
Fiji 2020 0.9 Tourism, Agriculture 2.7 900000 19000 Deforestation for Development Reforestation Projects Sugar, Fish
New Zealand 2020 0.1 Forestry, Agriculture 3.0 5100000 267000 Managed Logging Forest Certification Dairy, Wood
Svalbard 2020 0.0 Research, Tourism 0.0 2600 0 No Deforestation Protected Areas NaN
Oman 2020 2.4 Agriculture, Oil 2.2 5100000 29000 Urbanization, Agricultural Expansion Environmental Regulations Oil, Dates
Bolivia 2020 2.8 Coca, Agriculture 2.2 11600000 1070000 Coca Plantations Forest Law Enforcement Natural Gas, Coffee
Suriname 2020 2.5 Mining, Logging 3.5 600000 1430000 Mining and Logging Forest Management Gold, Bauxite
Iran 2020 1.5 Agriculture, Oil 3.0 84000000 290000 Deforestation for Agriculture Conservation Efforts Oil, Pistachios
Saudi Arabia 2020 0.0 Oil, Agriculture 0.3 34000000 0 Desert Agriculture Development Afforestation Projects Oil, Dates
Monaco 2020 0.0 Tourism, Real Estate 5.5 39000 0 Urbanization Protected Areas Tourism
Malta 2020 0.0 Tourism, Agriculture 6.5 514000 0 Agricultural Development Sustainable Practices Agriculture, Tourism
Saint Lucia 2020 0.3 Tourism, Agriculture 2.3 183000 0 Logging, Urban Development Conservation Projects Bananas, Tourism
Dominica 2020 1.0 Agriculture, Tourism 3.0 73000 0 Agricultural Expansion Ecosystem Conservation Tourism, Agriculture
Barbados 2020 0.6 Tourism, Agriculture 0.2 287000 0 Urban Development Protected Areas Tourism, Rum
Seychelles 2020 0.4 Tourism, Agriculture 3.1 98000 0 Urban Development Marine Conservation Tourism, Fish
Brunei 2020 1.2 Oil, Agriculture 3.0 450000 100000 Agricultural Expansion, Logging Environment Protection Laws Oil, Timber
Qatar 2020 0.0 Oil, Tourism 2.3 2800000 0 Urban Expansion Environmental Regulations Oil, Tourism
Yemen 2020 2.3 Agriculture, Oil -3.0 29000000 30000 Conflict-Driven Deforestation Forest Restoration Projects Oil, Agriculture
Guatemala 2020 1.5 Agriculture, Logging 3.4 17900000 108000 Cattle Ranching, Agriculture National Forestry Program Coffee, Sugar
Panama 2020 1.8 Agriculture, Tourism 4.9 4300000 50000 Urbanization, Logging Conservation Areas Bananas, Tourism
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