What is the difference in tree cover loss between Malaysia and Zambia?

13,779 hectares, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Zambia?

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.

Malaysia vs Zambia: Tree Cover Loss

Malaysia

263,254 hectares

in 2025

Zambia

277,033 hectares

in 2025

Malaysia rank

13th

Zambia rank

12th

Tree Cover Loss over time

Malaysia
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 277,033 hectares against 263,254 hectares in Malaysia, a difference of 13,779 hectares.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Malaysia ahead.

Malaysia ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 12th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malaysia	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	365,449 hectares	53,605 hectares	311,843 hectares	Malaysia
2010s	483,883 hectares	122,037 hectares	361,846 hectares	Malaysia
2020s	274,824 hectares	206,664 hectares	68,160 hectares	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, Malaysia or Zambia?: Zambia, at 277,033 hectares against 263,254 hectares in Malaysia as of 2025.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between Malaysia and Zambia?: 13,779 hectares, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Zambia?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Zambia rank globally for tree cover loss?: Malaysia ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 12th 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.