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Ranking · 2001–2025

The most deforested cities

How much forest was cleared for good within 10 km of 3,240 city centres since 2001, ranked by area and by share of the forest each one had in 2000.

Top 100 cities by forest cleared for good

All 3,240 cities (CSV)
#CityCleared for goodShare of its forestAll forest lost
1Subulussalam, Indonesia19,500 ha69%19,500 ha
2Kluang, Malaysia18,200 ha77%18,200 ha
3Kakata, Liberia16,300 ha56%16,800 ha
4Ijok, Malaysia15,900 ha63%16,000 ha
5Prabumulih, Indonesia15,700 ha57%15,700 ha
6Pangkalanbuun, Indonesia14,700 ha59%15,600 ha
7Sepang, Malaysia14,500 ha70%14,500 ha
8Baturaja, Indonesia13,900 ha52%13,900 ha
9Bandar Tasik Puteri, Malaysia13,200 ha61%13,300 ha
10Maran, Malaysia12,200 ha47%12,600 ha
11Twifu Praso, Ghana11,800 ha40%11,800 ha
12Kuala Krai, Malaysia11,300 ha42%12,400 ha
13Belmopan, Belize11,300 ha42%13,700 ha
14Kisaran, Indonesia11,000 ha44%11,000 ha
15Rantauprapat, Indonesia11,000 ha40%11,200 ha
16Daoukro, Ivory Coast10,800 ha44%10,800 ha
17Tebingtinggi, Indonesia10,800 ha57%10,800 ha
18Anyama, Ivory Coast9,940 ha52%9,940 ha
19Teluk Intan, Malaysia9,780 ha56%9,980 ha
20Kapar, Malaysia9,690 ha53%9,700 ha
21Codó, Brazil9,570 ha40%10,100 ha
22Gbarnga, Liberia9,250 ha34%15,800 ha
23Chơn Thành, Vietnam9,110 ha83%9,320 ha
24Sampit, Indonesia9,070 ha35%16,300 ha
25São Félix do Xingu, Brazil9,050 ha51%9,410 ha
26Bintulu, Malaysia9,010 ha61%9,250 ha
27Batu Pahat, Malaysia8,840 ha41%8,840 ha
28Obuase, Ghana8,610 ha34%8,610 ha
29Mukim Pulai, Malaysia8,510 ha57%8,510 ha
30Langsa, Indonesia8,500 ha46%8,520 ha
31Loa Janan, Indonesia8,290 ha44%8,290 ha
32Pematangsiantar, Indonesia8,180 ha46%8,860 ha
33Gagnoa, Ivory Coast8,030 ha34%8,030 ha
34Pangkalpinang, Indonesia8,030 ha47%8,180 ha
35Lisala, Democratic Republic of the Congo8,020 ha34%11,600 ha
36Bến Cát, Vietnam8,010 ha72%8,010 ha
37Vilhena, Brazil7,980 ha50%8,530 ha
38Seremban, Malaysia7,940 ha42%8,940 ha
39Abengourou, Ivory Coast7,810 ha38%7,810 ha
40Ganta, Liberia7,700 ha28%7,820 ha
41Lahad Datu, Malaysia7,630 ha43%7,710 ha
42Sitiawan, Malaysia7,600 ha55%7,600 ha
43San Ignacio, Belize7,510 ha31%8,570 ha
44Castanhal, Brazil7,500 ha38%7,730 ha
45Kulim, Malaysia7,490 ha38%9,070 ha
46Lubuklinggau, Indonesia7,460 ha26%8,420 ha
47Dabou, Ivory Coast7,450 ha42%7,500 ha
48Bukit Rahman Putra, Malaysia7,450 ha45%7,500 ha
49Nusantara, Indonesia7,440 ha27%18,900 ha
50Tasek Glugor, Malaysia7,210 ha56%7,220 ha
51Dumai, Indonesia7,070 ha45%7,970 ha
52Tanjung Pandan, Indonesia7,030 ha51%7,050 ha
53Bragança, Brazil7,020 ha30%7,790 ha
54Duekoué, Ivory Coast6,940 ha32%6,940 ha
55Paragominas, Brazil6,930 ha54%7,610 ha
56Kampung Baru Subang, Malaysia6,880 ha52%6,890 ha
57Edéa, Cameroon6,730 ha27%7,400 ha
58Iskandar Puteri, Malaysia6,680 ha41%6,710 ha
59Bimbo, Central African Republic6,660 ha23%7,640 ha
60Marabá, Brazil6,650 ha38%6,660 ha
61Koforidua, Ghana6,620 ha30%6,620 ha
62Samarinda, Indonesia6,310 ha41%6,320 ha
63Rawang, Malaysia6,270 ha30%6,470 ha
64Miri, Malaysia6,220 ha64%6,290 ha
65Yaoundé, Cameroon6,210 ha39%6,260 ha
66Cobán, Guatemala6,210 ha21%8,280 ha
67Tocoa, Honduras6,200 ha26%6,260 ha
68Kuala Kubu Baharu, Malaysia6,180 ha22%6,790 ha
69Man, Ivory Coast6,110 ha23%7,750 ha
70Cancún, Mexico6,000 ha46%6,210 ha
71Popondetta, Papua New Guinea5,980 ha22%7,840 ha
72Kajang, Malaysia5,980 ha47%6,100 ha
73Efon-Alaaye, Nigeria5,930 ha20%6,150 ha
74Pontianak, Indonesia5,870 ha34%5,880 ha
75Jambi City, Indonesia5,860 ha35%5,870 ha
76Divo, Ivory Coast5,770 ha34%5,770 ha
77Tucuruí, Brazil5,770 ha40%5,990 ha
78Surat Thani, Thailand5,590 ha37%5,600 ha
79Bontang, Indonesia5,420 ha44%5,600 ha
80Coatepeque, Guatemala5,400 ha21%5,630 ha
81Möng Yang, Myanmar5,380 ha33%5,410 ha
82Orange Walk, Belize5,320 ha31%5,350 ha
83Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo5,320 ha21%15,900 ha
84Beni, Democratic Republic of the Congo5,320 ha19%9,820 ha
85Kendari, Indonesia5,290 ha27%5,460 ha
86Itaituba, Brazil5,220 ha30%5,380 ha
87Bata, Equatorial Guinea5,210 ha45%5,930 ha
88Ijebu-Igbo, Nigeria5,190 ha33%5,190 ha
89Palembang, Indonesia5,180 ha41%5,540 ha
90Perbaungan, Indonesia5,160 ha55%5,170 ha
91Pekanbaru, Indonesia5,150 ha42%5,150 ha
92Klang, Malaysia5,130 ha47%5,140 ha
93Sibu, Malaysia5,100 ha23%5,500 ha
94Playa del Carmen, Mexico5,030 ha34%6,990 ha
95Shagamu, Nigeria5,030 ha40%5,030 ha
96Muar, Malaysia4,960 ha38%4,960 ha
97Makeni, Sierra Leone4,960 ha37%7,520 ha
98Đồng Xoài, Vietnam4,950 ha43%4,960 ha
99Xuân Lộc, Vietnam4,930 ha23%4,930 ha
100Tanjungbalai, Indonesia4,890 ha19%4,940 ha

Largest share of their forest cleared

CityShare of its forestCleared for good
Chơn Thành, Vietnam83%9,110 ha
Kluang, Malaysia77%18,200 ha
Bến Cát, Vietnam72%8,010 ha
Sepang, Malaysia70%14,500 ha
Subulussalam, Indonesia69%19,500 ha
Ota, Nigeria66%1,700 ha
Kon Tum, Vietnam64%3,390 ha
Miri, Malaysia64%6,220 ha
Ijok, Malaysia63%15,900 ha
Owerri, Nigeria63%1,110 ha
Bandar Tasik Puteri, Malaysia61%13,200 ha
Bintulu, Malaysia61%9,010 ha
Pangkalanbuun, Indonesia59%14,700 ha
Port Dickson, Malaysia57%3,990 ha
Mukim Pulai, Malaysia57%8,510 ha
Visalia, United States57%1,670 ha
Prabumulih, Indonesia57%15,700 ha
Mérida, Mexico57%3,740 ha
Tebingtinggi, Indonesia57%10,800 ha
Kakata, Liberia56%16,300 ha
Teluk Intan, Malaysia56%9,780 ha
Tasek Glugor, Malaysia56%7,210 ha
Séguéla, Ivory Coast56%597 ha
Perbaungan, Indonesia55%5,160 ha
Sitiawan, Malaysia55%7,600 ha
Paragominas, Brazil54%6,930 ha
Kapar, Malaysia53%9,690 ha
Takoradi, Ghana53%2,840 ha
Modesto, United States53%2,250 ha
Baturaja, Indonesia52%13,900 ha
Anyama, Ivory Coast52%9,940 ha
Luena, Angola52%743 ha
Kampung Baru Subang, Malaysia52%6,880 ha
São Félix do Xingu, Brazil51%9,050 ha
Tanjung Pandan, Indonesia51%7,030 ha
Ciudad Apodaca, Mexico51%965 ha
Vilhena, Brazil50%7,980 ha
Kumasi, Ghana49%1,170 ha
Pelentong, Malaysia49%4,760 ha
Pasir Gudang, Malaysia47%4,640 ha
Maran, Malaysia47%12,200 ha
Kajang, Malaysia47%5,980 ha
Klang, Malaysia47%5,130 ha
Pangkalpinang, Indonesia47%8,030 ha
Langsa, Indonesia46%8,500 ha
Luis Eduardo Magalhães, Brazil46%1,880 ha
Cancún, Mexico46%6,000 ha
Puchong, Malaysia46%3,680 ha
Pematangsiantar, Indonesia46%8,180 ha
Dumai, Indonesia45%7,070 ha

Questions about deforestation around cities

Which city has the most deforestation around it?

Subulussalam, Indonesia: about 19,500 ha of forest within 10 km of the centre was cleared for good from 2001 to 2025. That is 69% of the forest there in 2000.

Why measure 10 km around each city?

A city centre is mostly buildings, so most forest near a city is lost at its edges, as farms and suburbs spread outwards. Using the same 10 km circle for every city keeps them fair to compare.

What counts as deforestation?

Forest cleared for good: turned into farms, pasture or plantations, mines, or towns and roads. Forest lost to logging, fire or storms usually grows back, so we count it as forest lost but not as deforestation.

Deforestation worldwide Every country and city we track.Most deforested countries Every country ranked since 2001.Cities gaining forest Where forest grew around cities instead.