Which has higher tree cover loss, Japan or Portugal?

Portugal, at 57,136 hectares against 53,468 hectares in Japan as of 2025.

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

3,668 hectares, with Portugal ahead.

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

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.

Japan vs Portugal: Tree Cover Loss

Japan

53,468 hectares

in 2025

Portugal

57,136 hectares

in 2025

Japan rank

53rd

Portugal rank

50th

Tree Cover Loss over time

Japan
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 57,136 hectares against 53,468 hectares in Japan, a difference of 3,668 hectares.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Portugal ahead.

Japan ranks 53rd and Portugal ranks 50th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
2000s	34,430 hectares	36,973 hectares	2,543 hectares	Portugal
2010s	40,442 hectares	69,441 hectares	28,999 hectares	Portugal
2020s	51,373 hectares	47,175 hectares	4,198 hectares	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, Japan or Portugal?: Portugal, at 57,136 hectares against 53,468 hectares in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between Japan and Portugal?: 3,668 hectares, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Portugal?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do Japan and Portugal rank globally for tree cover loss?: Japan ranks 53rd and Portugal ranks 50th 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: 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.