Tree Cover Loss (hectares) by country
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...
Countries reporting
189
Highest
6.23 million hectares
Canada
Lowest
0 hectares
Yemen
Median
7,512 hectares
Years covered
25
2001–2025
Data points
4,725
What the numbers show
Tree Cover Loss (hectares) is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 6.23 million hectares in Canada; the lowest is 0 hectares in Yemen.
The median across all reporting countries is 7,512 hectares, and the mean is 134,936 hectares.
Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Pakistan (up 5,500.0%), and the largest decrease in Cape Verde (down 100.0%).
Tree Cover Loss: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | 6.23 million hectares | 2025 | up 127.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Russia | 3.29 million hectares | 2025 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 3 | Brazil | 2.87 million hectares | 2025 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 1.57 million hectares | 2025 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 5 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.29 million hectares | 2025 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 1.16 million hectares | 2025 | down 33.5% | rising |
| 7 | Bolivia | 765,219 hectares | 2025 | up 360.3% | volatile |
| 8 | China | 650,785 hectares | 2025 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 9 | Australia | 384,105 hectares | 2025 | up 46.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Angola | 377,712 hectares | 2025 | up 133.6% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 291,434 hectares | 2025 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 12 | Zambia | 277,033 hectares | 2025 | up 217.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Malaysia | 263,254 hectares | 2025 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 14 | Madagascar | 262,864 hectares | 2025 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Peru | 248,922 hectares | 2025 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 16 | Mozambique | 248,493 hectares | 2025 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 238,056 hectares | 2025 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 18 | Laos | 230,200 hectares | 2025 | down 19.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Myanmar | 226,990 hectares | 2025 | down 22.6% | rising |
| 20 | Mexico | 224,048 hectares | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 21 | Cote d'Ivoire | 213,072 hectares | 2025 | up 39.8% | rising |
| 22 | Cameroon | 206,263 hectares | 2025 | up 161.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Tanzania | 203,747 hectares | 2025 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 24 | Argentina | 197,870 hectares | 2025 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 25 | Colombia | 186,035 hectares | 2025 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 26 | Spain | 162,796 hectares | 2025 | up 148.9% | rising |
| 27 | Paraguay | 149,845 hectares | 2025 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 28 | Liberia | 145,881 hectares | 2025 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 29 | India | 118,595 hectares | 2025 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 30 | Vietnam | 118,343 hectares | 2025 | down 45.7% | rising |
| 31 | Nigeria | 118,263 hectares | 2025 | up 189.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Ghana | 116,555 hectares | 2025 | up 103.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Thailand | 111,551 hectares | 2025 | down 7.6% | rising |
| 34 | Sierra Leone | 104,934 hectares | 2025 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Guinea | 104,703 hectares | 2025 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 36 | South Korea | 86,981 hectares | 2025 | up 401.6% | volatile |
| 37 | Belarus | 78,911 hectares | 2025 | up 132.8% | rising |
| 38 | Poland | 78,461 hectares | 2025 | up 83.6% | rising |
| 39 | Central African Republic | 74,125 hectares | 2025 | up 171.4% | rising |
| 40 | Turkey | 71,915 hectares | 2025 | up 159.3% | rising |
| 41 | Ukraine | 71,907 hectares | 2025 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 42 | Congo | 70,834 hectares | 2025 | up 48.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Papua New Guinea | 70,723 hectares | 2025 | down 60.9% | rising |
| 44 | France | 70,488 hectares | 2025 | up 89.0% | rising |
| 45 | Norway | 69,112 hectares | 2025 | up 88.6% | rising |
| 46 | Venezuela | 63,795 hectares | 2025 | up 4.0% | flat |
| 47 | Nicaragua | 59,156 hectares | 2025 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Cambodia | 59,084 hectares | 2025 | down 55.5% | rising |
| 49 | Uganda | 58,786 hectares | 2025 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Portugal | 57,136 hectares | 2025 | up 23.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Germany | 56,073 hectares | 2025 | up 333.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Latvia | 55,492 hectares | 2025 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 53 | Japan | 53,468 hectares | 2025 | up 71.7% | rising |
| 54 | Guatemala | 52,384 hectares | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 55 | Ecuador | 51,763 hectares | 2025 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 56 | Philippines | 41,584 hectares | 2025 | down 36.9% | rising |
| 57 | New Zealand | 39,723 hectares | 2025 | down 37.9% | flat |
| 58 | Chile | 38,790 hectares | 2025 | down 63.4% | falling |
| 59 | Honduras | 34,244 hectares | 2025 | down 31.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Estonia | 31,059 hectares | 2025 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 61 | Lithuania | 29,532 hectares | 2025 | up 87.0% | rising |
| 62 | Italy | 29,315 hectares | 2025 | up 107.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Cuba | 27,997 hectares | 2025 | up 316.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Austria | 27,575 hectares | 2025 | up 247.2% | rising |
| 65 | South Africa | 27,424 hectares | 2025 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 66 | United Kingdom | 26,566 hectares | 2025 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 67 | Ethiopia | 24,980 hectares | 2025 | up 143.1% | rising |
| 68 | Romania | 23,475 hectares | 2025 | up 115.2% | rising |
| 69 | Gabon | 21,920 hectares | 2025 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 70 | Jamaica | 21,170 hectares | 2025 | up 629.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Guyana | 19,296 hectares | 2025 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Panama | 18,530 hectares | 2025 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 73 | Malawi | 17,964 hectares | 2025 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 74 | Czechia | 16,197 hectares | 2025 | up 101.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Hungary | 15,508 hectares | 2025 | up 44.7% | rising |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 15,243 hectares | 2025 | up 105.9% | rising |
| 77 | Suriname | 14,442 hectares | 2025 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 78 | Bangladesh | 13,176 hectares | 2025 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Chad | 12,533 hectares | 2025 | up 383.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Belize | 12,519 hectares | 2025 | up 1.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Syria | 12,422 hectares | 2025 | up 419.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Ireland | 12,169 hectares | 2025 | up 171.4% | rising |
| 83 | Dominican Republic | 11,421 hectares | 2025 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 84 | Kenya | 10,418 hectares | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 85 | Greece | 10,224 hectares | 2025 | up 166.2% | volatile |
| 86 | North Korea | 9,517 hectares | 2025 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 87 | Slovakia | 9,474 hectares | 2025 | up 79.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Uruguay | 9,399 hectares | 2025 | down 46.6% | rising |
| 89 | Bulgaria | 9,103 hectares | 2025 | up 24.8% | flat |
| 90 | Zimbabwe | 8,529 hectares | 2025 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 91 | South Sudan | 8,372 hectares | 2025 | up 240.3% | falling |
| 92 | Guinea-Bissau | 8,132 hectares | 2025 | down 35.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Mongolia | 7,879 hectares | 2025 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Solomon Islands | 7,865 hectares | 2025 | down 47.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 7,512 hectares | 2025 | up 127.5% | falling |
| 96 | Croatia | 7,227 hectares | 2025 | up 170.8% | rising |
| 97 | Serbia | 5,788 hectares | 2025 | up 105.5% | rising |
| 98 | Togo | 5,677 hectares | 2025 | up 506.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Equatorial Guinea | 5,019 hectares | 2025 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Algeria | 4,498 hectares | 2025 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Belgium | 4,339 hectares | 2025 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 102 | Kazakhstan | 3,963 hectares | 2025 | up 2,089.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Albania | 3,825 hectares | 2025 | up 1,246.8% | volatile |
| 104 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,791 hectares | 2025 | up 552.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Rwanda | 3,758 hectares | 2025 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 106 | Switzerland | 3,729 hectares | 2025 | up 383.0% | rising |
| 107 | Denmark | 3,702 hectares | 2025 | up 43.3% | flat |
| 108 | Bhutan | 3,446 hectares | 2025 | up 361.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Slovenia | 3,331 hectares | 2025 | up 225.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Nepal | 2,964 hectares | 2025 | up 411.9% | falling |
| 111 | Morocco | 2,666 hectares | 2025 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Burundi | 2,656 hectares | 2025 | up 82.2% | rising |
| 113 | Moldova | 2,413 hectares | 2025 | up 386.5% | volatile |
| 114 | North Macedonia | 2,264 hectares | 2025 | up 188.8% | flat |
| 115 | Haiti | 2,189 hectares | 2025 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Benin | 1,939 hectares | 2025 | up 223.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Eswatini | 1,617 hectares | 2025 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 118 | El Salvador | 1,607 hectares | 2025 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Tunisia | 1,573 hectares | 2025 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Bahamas | 1,549 hectares | 2021 | up 147.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Fiji | 1,262 hectares | 2025 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 122 | East Timor | 991 hectares | 2025 | up 14.8% | falling |
| 123 | Brunei | 852 hectares | 2025 | down 51.6% | falling |
| 124 | Montenegro | 836 hectares | 2025 | up 361.9% | volatile |
| 125 | Netherlands | 635 hectares | 2025 | down 29.0% | rising |
| 126 | Georgia | 554 hectares | 2025 | up 1,188.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Trinidad and Tobago | 498 hectares | 2025 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Luxembourg | 388 hectares | 2025 | up 18.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Lebanon | 347 hectares | 2025 | up 99.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Mali | 307 hectares | 2025 | up 50.5% | volatile |
| 131 | Vanuatu | 292 hectares | 2025 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Israel | 218 hectares | 2025 | up 327.5% | volatile |
| 132 | Somalia | 218 hectares | 2025 | up 230.3% | falling |
| 134 | Senegal | 169 hectares | 2025 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 135 | Azerbaijan | 138 hectares | 2025 | up 411.1% | volatile |
| 136 | Cyprus | 137 hectares | 2025 | up 585.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Comoros | 123 hectares | 2025 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 138 | Pakistan | 112 hectares | 2025 | up 5,500.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Singapore | 87 hectares | 2025 | down 43.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Iran | 80 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 141 | Grenada | 37 hectares | 2025 | up 428.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Armenia | 36 hectares | 2025 | up 1,700.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Kyrgyzstan | 35 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Saint Lucia | 35 hectares | 2021 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Mauritius | 34 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 146 | Gambia | 28 hectares | 2025 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Dominica | 27 hectares | 2025 | up 1,250.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Egypt | 19 hectares | 2025 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Antigua and Barbuda | 17 hectares | 2025 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 150 | Sudan | 16 hectares | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Andorra | 14 hectares | 2025 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 13 hectares | 2021 | down 56.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Maldives | 12 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Uzbekistan | 10 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Afghanistan | 9 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9 hectares | 2021 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Barbados | 7 hectares | 2025 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Libya | 7 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Lesotho | 6 hectares | 2025 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Jordan | 5 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Liechtenstein | 5 hectares | 2025 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Palau | 3 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Iraq | 2 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Namibia | 2 hectares | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Botswana | 1 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Tajikistan | 1 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 167 | United Arab Emirates | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | flat |
| 167 | Burkina Faso | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Bahrain | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | flat |
| 167 | Cape Verde | 0 hectares | 2021 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Eritrea | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Micronesia (country) | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Iceland | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | flat |
| 167 | Kiribati | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | flat |
| 167 | Kuwait | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | flat |
| 167 | Monaco | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | flat |
| 167 | Malta | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Mauritania | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Niger | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Nauru | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | flat |
| 167 | Oman | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | flat |
| 167 | Qatar | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | flat |
| 167 | Saudi Arabia | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | flat |
| 167 | San Marino | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Seychelles | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Turkmenistan | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 167 | Tuvalu | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | flat |
| 167 | Yemen | 0 hectares | 2025 | — | flat |
About this data
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.