Which has higher tree cover loss, Chad or Sri Lanka?

Sri Lanka, at 15,243 hectares against 12,533 hectares in Chad as of 2025.

What is the difference in tree cover loss between Chad and Sri Lanka?

2,710 hectares, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sri Lanka?

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.

Chad vs Sri Lanka: Tree Cover Loss

Chad

12,533 hectares

in 2025

Sri Lanka

15,243 hectares

in 2025

Chad rank

79th

Sri Lanka rank

76th

Tree Cover Loss over time

Chad
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 15,243 hectares against 12,533 hectares in Chad, a difference of 2,710 hectares.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Chad's.

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

Chad ranks 79th and Sri Lanka ranks 76th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,380 hectares	6,563 hectares	5,183 hectares	Sri Lanka
2010s	3,408 hectares	11,813 hectares	8,405 hectares	Sri Lanka
2020s	8,444 hectares	11,944 hectares	3,500 hectares	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, Chad or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 15,243 hectares against 12,533 hectares in Chad as of 2025.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between Chad and Sri Lanka?: 2,710 hectares, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Sri Lanka?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do Chad and Sri Lanka rank globally for tree cover loss?: Chad ranks 79th and Sri Lanka ranks 76th 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: 10 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.