Data Visualizations
Under the first Global Stocktake of the Paris Agreement, all parties agreed to halt and reverse deforestation and forest degradation by 2030. We reviewed country pledges related to this target in submissions to the UNFCCC as part of national climate action plans, compared to data on current global rates of deforestation and forest degradation.
Forest protection commitments in country climate pledges
compared to current levels of 7.8 million hectares per year (decadal average)
compared to current levels of 18.2 million hectares per year (decadal average)
Review of pledges included all NDCs and long-term strategies submitted to the UNFCCC up until the end of October 2025.
The map below shows current and future deforestation and forest degradation rates in each country. Countries with commitments to reduce and.or halt deforestation and forest degradation are highlighted. Historical rates of deforestation and forest degradation are sourced from Global Forest Watch tree cover loss data (10-year average annual rate). Countries in grey have no data.
The table can be sorted by: 1) country 2) annual deforestation and forest degradation rates (10-year average) 3) 2030 rates of deforestation and forest degradation in line with pledges 4) total forest area, 5) percentage of degraded forest, and 6) whether countries have explicit pledges. Use the filters to focus on specific regions or pledge commitments.
Deforestation and forest degradation data represents annual rates averaged over 2015-2024. Where countries do not include a quantifiable pledge within their climate commitments, a continuation of the average 10-year rate is assumed. The % degraded forest is sourced from the Forest Landscape Integrity Index (2019), forested lands with 'low' or 'medium' integrity are considered degraded.
Data current as of October 31, 2025.
Deforestation and Degradation Case Studies
The gap between pledges and targets for the top 9 forest loss countries
For pledges to effectively contribute to mitigation, actions must be explicitly described and quantifiable. These case studies present a snapshot of the Forest Gap for the top nine countries accounting for approximately 80 percent of tree cover loss — encompassing both permanent loss (deforestation) and temporary loss (degradation). For each country, pledges submitted to the UNFCCC were assessed against national policies and other sources to contextualise commitments.
For deforestation, the analysis examined the average annual rate of change required to achieve zero deforestation by 2030, comparing this against both the trajectory over the past decade and the commitments reflected in UNFCCC submissions and national plans. For forest degradation, pledges were assessed against the share of total forests affected by degradation, drawing on data from Global Forest Watch, FAO (2025) and the datasets underpinning the Forest Landscape Integrity Index.
Together, the case studies illustrate the scale of the challenge and the urgent need to scale up domestic forest protection action, within the broader context of international collaboration and support.
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