Which has higher tree cover loss, Germany or Japan?

Germany, at 56,073 hectares against 53,468 hectares in Japan as of 2025.

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

2,605 hectares, with Germany ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Germany 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.

Germany vs Japan: Tree Cover Loss

Germany

56,073 hectares

in 2025

Japan

53,468 hectares

in 2025

Germany rank

51st

Japan rank

53rd

Tree Cover Loss over time

Germany
Japan

How they compare

Germany currently reports 56,073 hectares against 53,468 hectares in Japan, a difference of 2,605 hectares.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Japan ahead.

Germany ranks 51st and Japan ranks 53rd of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Japan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	38,672 hectares	34,430 hectares	4,242 hectares	Germany
2010s	40,590 hectares	40,442 hectares	147.9 hectares	Germany
2020s	124,067 hectares	51,373 hectares	72,694 hectares	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, Germany or Japan?: Germany, at 56,073 hectares against 53,468 hectares in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between Germany and Japan?: 2,605 hectares, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for tree cover loss?: Germany ranks 51st 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.