What is the difference in tree cover loss between Malawi and Sri Lanka?

2,721 hectares, with Malawi ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sri Lanka?

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.

Malawi vs Sri Lanka: Tree Cover Loss

Malawi

17,964 hectares

in 2025

Sri Lanka

15,243 hectares

in 2025

Malawi rank

73rd

Sri Lanka rank

76th

Tree Cover Loss over time

Malawi
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 17,964 hectares against 15,243 hectares in Sri Lanka, a difference of 2,721 hectares.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Malawi ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 76th of 190 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6,197 hectares	6,563 hectares	365.89 hectares	Sri Lanka
2010s	12,093 hectares	11,813 hectares	280.7 hectares	Malawi
2020s	17,596 hectares	11,944 hectares	5,652 hectares	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, Malawi or Sri Lanka?: Malawi, at 17,964 hectares against 15,243 hectares in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between Malawi and Sri Lanka?: 2,721 hectares, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sri Lanka?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Sri Lanka rank globally for tree cover loss?: Malawi ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 76th 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: 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.