What is the difference in tree cover loss between Nigeria and Thailand?

6,712 hectares, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Thailand?

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.

Nigeria vs Thailand: Tree Cover Loss

Nigeria

118,263 hectares

in 2025

Thailand

111,551 hectares

in 2025

Nigeria rank

31st

Thailand rank

33rd

Tree Cover Loss over time

Nigeria
Thailand

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 118,263 hectares against 111,551 hectares in Thailand, a difference of 6,712 hectares.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Thailand's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 33rd of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	24,504 hectares	81,848 hectares	57,343 hectares	Thailand
2010s	72,460 hectares	131,818 hectares	59,358 hectares	Thailand
2020s	101,959 hectares	124,652 hectares	22,693 hectares	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, Nigeria or Thailand?: Nigeria, at 118,263 hectares against 111,551 hectares in Thailand as of 2025.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between Nigeria and Thailand?: 6,712 hectares, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Thailand?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Thailand rank globally for tree cover loss?: Nigeria ranks 31st and Thailand ranks 33rd 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.