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

411,410 hectares, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia 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.

Indonesia vs United States: Tree Cover Loss

Indonesia

1.16 million hectares

in 2025

United States

1.57 million hectares

in 2025

Indonesia rank

6th

United States rank

4th

Tree Cover Loss over time

Indonesia
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 1.57 million hectares against 1.16 million hectares in Indonesia, a difference of 411,410 hectares.

That makes United States's figure about 1.4 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was United States ahead.

Indonesia ranks 6th and United States ranks 4th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1.20 million hectares	2.21 million hectares	1.02 million hectares	United States
2010s	1.60 million hectares	2.03 million hectares	435,395 hectares	United States
2020s	1.06 million hectares	1.79 million hectares	733,715 hectares	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, Indonesia or United States?: United States, at 1.57 million hectares against 1.16 million hectares in Indonesia as of 2025.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between Indonesia and United States?: 411,410 hectares, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do Indonesia and United States rank globally for tree cover loss?: Indonesia ranks 6th 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.