What is the difference in tree cover loss between Brazil and United States?

1.29 million hectares, with Brazil ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?

25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs United States: Tree Cover Loss

Brazil

2.87 million hectares

in 2025

United States

1.57 million hectares

in 2025

Brazil rank

3rd

United States rank

4th

Tree Cover Loss over time

Brazil
United States

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 2.87 million hectares against 1.57 million hectares in United States, a difference of 1.29 million hectares.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.8 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 190 countries.

Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	2.96 million hectares	2.21 million hectares	740,433 hectares	Brazil
2010s	2.99 million hectares	2.03 million hectares	959,889 hectares	Brazil
2020s	3.28 million hectares	1.79 million hectares	1.48 million hectares	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, Brazil or United States?: Brazil, at 2.87 million hectares against 1.57 million hectares in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between Brazil and United States?: 1.29 million hectares, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do Brazil and United States rank globally for tree cover loss?: Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 4th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Tree Cover Loss (hectares)
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 4,725 data points, 2001–2025
Last refreshed: 24 August 2026

Shows year-by-year tree cover loss, defined as stand level replacement of vegetation greater than 5 meters, within the selected area. The tree cover loss data set is a collaboration of the University of Maryland, Google, USGS, and NASA, and uses Landsat satellite images to map annual tree cover loss at a 30 × 30 meter resolution. Note that “tree cover loss” is not the same as “deforestation” – tree cover loss includes change in both natural and planted forest, and does not need to be human caused. The data from 2011 onward were produced with an updated methodology that may capture additional loss. Comparisons between the original 2001-2010 data and future years should be performed with caution.