10 Countries with the Highest Deforestation Rates in the World

1. Malaysia

Deforestation Rate: 14.4%

Since Malaysia received independence from the British, the country has relied on logging for financial stability as they had lush and numerous forests to cut trees from. Because of this production and demand was high and the consequences were only realized during the 1980s. Despite this, logging continues as the country still receives a lot of benefit from it.

This has been the list of 10 countries with the highest deforestation rates in the world. Hopefully, these acts won’t create a global climate problem.