What is the difference in tree cover loss between New Zealand and Philippines?

1,861 hectares, with Philippines ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Philippines?

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.

New Zealand vs Philippines: Tree Cover Loss

New Zealand

39,723 hectares

in 2025

Philippines

41,584 hectares

in 2025

New Zealand rank

57th

Philippines rank

56th

Tree Cover Loss over time

New Zealand
Philippines

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 41,584 hectares against 39,723 hectares in New Zealand, a difference of 1,861 hectares.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 57th and Philippines ranks 56th of 190 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
2000s	57,451 hectares	47,167 hectares	10,283 hectares	New Zealand
2010s	71,242 hectares	80,067 hectares	8,825 hectares	Philippines
2020s	52,561 hectares	56,780 hectares	4,219 hectares	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, New Zealand or Philippines?: Philippines, at 41,584 hectares against 39,723 hectares in New Zealand as of 2025.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between New Zealand and Philippines?: 1,861 hectares, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Philippines?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do New Zealand and Philippines rank globally for tree cover loss?: New Zealand ranks 57th and Philippines ranks 56th 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.