Which has higher tree cover loss, Ireland or Kenya?

Ireland, at 12,169 hectares against 10,418 hectares in Kenya as of 2025.

What is the difference in tree cover loss between Ireland and Kenya?

1,751 hectares, with Ireland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Kenya?

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.

Ireland vs Kenya: Tree Cover Loss

Ireland

12,169 hectares

in 2025

Kenya

10,418 hectares

in 2025

Ireland rank

82nd

Kenya rank

84th

Tree Cover Loss over time

Ireland
Kenya

How they compare

Ireland currently reports 12,169 hectares against 10,418 hectares in Kenya, a difference of 1,751 hectares.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.2 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Kenya ahead.

Ireland ranks 82nd and Kenya ranks 84th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ireland	Kenya	Difference	Ahead
2000s	7,019 hectares	18,475 hectares	11,456 hectares	Kenya
2010s	6,201 hectares	17,550 hectares	11,348 hectares	Kenya
2020s	8,018 hectares	11,504 hectares	3,487 hectares	Kenya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, Ireland or Kenya?: Ireland, at 12,169 hectares against 10,418 hectares in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between Ireland and Kenya?: 1,751 hectares, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Kenya?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do Ireland and Kenya rank globally for tree cover loss?: Ireland ranks 82nd and Kenya ranks 84th 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.