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

1,650 hectares, with Uganda ahead.

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

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.

Portugal vs Uganda: Tree Cover Loss

Portugal

57,136 hectares

in 2025

Uganda

58,786 hectares

in 2025

Portugal rank

50th

Uganda rank

49th

Tree Cover Loss over time

Portugal
Uganda

How they compare

Uganda currently reports 58,786 hectares against 57,136 hectares in Portugal, a difference of 1,650 hectares.

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

Portugal ranks 50th and Uganda ranks 49th of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Portugal	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	36,973 hectares	25,003 hectares	11,971 hectares	Portugal
2010s	69,441 hectares	61,893 hectares	7,549 hectares	Portugal
2020s	47,175 hectares	63,257 hectares	16,082 hectares	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, Portugal or Uganda?: Uganda, at 58,786 hectares against 57,136 hectares in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between Portugal and Uganda?: 1,650 hectares, with Uganda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uganda?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do Portugal and Uganda rank globally for tree cover loss?: Portugal ranks 50th and Uganda ranks 49th 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.