What is the difference in tree cover loss between Rwanda and Switzerland?

29 hectares, with Rwanda ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Switzerland?

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.

Rwanda vs Switzerland: Tree Cover Loss

Rwanda

3,758 hectares

in 2025

Switzerland

3,729 hectares

in 2025

Rwanda rank

105th

Switzerland rank

106th

Tree Cover Loss over time

Rwanda
Switzerland

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 3,758 hectares against 3,729 hectares in Switzerland, a difference of 29 hectares.

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

Rwanda ranks 105th and Switzerland ranks 106th of 190 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Rwanda averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Rwanda	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	1,125 hectares	1,913 hectares	788.11 hectares	Switzerland
2010s	2,436 hectares	1,914 hectares	522.8 hectares	Rwanda
2020s	3,174 hectares	3,403 hectares	229 hectares	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, Rwanda or Switzerland?: Rwanda, at 3,758 hectares against 3,729 hectares in Switzerland as of 2025.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between Rwanda and Switzerland?: 29 hectares, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Switzerland?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do Rwanda and Switzerland rank globally for tree cover loss?: Rwanda ranks 105th and Switzerland ranks 106th 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: 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.