What is the difference in tree cover loss between Ecuador and Japan?

1,705 hectares, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Japan?

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.

Ecuador vs Japan: Tree Cover Loss

Ecuador

51,763 hectares

in 2025

Japan

53,468 hectares

in 2025

Ecuador rank

55th

Japan rank

53rd

Tree Cover Loss over time

Ecuador
Japan

How they compare

Japan currently reports 53,468 hectares against 51,763 hectares in Ecuador, a difference of 1,705 hectares.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 55th and Japan ranks 53rd of 190 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Japan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	41,374 hectares	34,430 hectares	6,944 hectares	Ecuador
2010s	45,108 hectares	40,442 hectares	4,666 hectares	Ecuador
2020s	48,131 hectares	51,373 hectares	3,242 hectares	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, Ecuador or Japan?: Japan, at 53,468 hectares against 51,763 hectares in Ecuador as of 2025.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between Ecuador and Japan?: 1,705 hectares, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Japan?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do Ecuador and Japan rank globally for tree cover loss?: Ecuador ranks 55th and Japan ranks 53rd 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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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.