Which has higher tree cover loss, Somalia or Vanuatu?

Vanuatu, at 292 hectares against 218 hectares in Somalia as of 2025.

What is the difference in tree cover loss between Somalia and Vanuatu?

74 hectares, with Vanuatu ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Vanuatu?

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.

Somalia vs Vanuatu: Tree Cover Loss

Somalia

218 hectares

in 2025

Vanuatu

292 hectares

in 2025

Somalia rank

132nd

Vanuatu rank

131st

Tree Cover Loss over time

Somalia
Vanuatu

How they compare

Vanuatu currently reports 292 hectares against 218 hectares in Somalia, a difference of 74 hectares.

That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.3 times Somalia's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Somalia ahead.

Somalia ranks 132nd and Vanuatu ranks 131st of 190 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Somalia	Vanuatu	Difference	Ahead
2000s	236.56 hectares	334.89 hectares	98.33 hectares	Vanuatu
2010s	183.4 hectares	939.4 hectares	756 hectares	Vanuatu
2020s	152.33 hectares	914 hectares	761.67 hectares	Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, Somalia or Vanuatu?: Vanuatu, at 292 hectares against 218 hectares in Somalia as of 2025.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between Somalia and Vanuatu?: 74 hectares, with Vanuatu ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Vanuatu?: 25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do Somalia and Vanuatu rank globally for tree cover loss?: Somalia ranks 132nd and Vanuatu ranks 131st 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: 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.