Tree Cover Loss in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Tree Cover Loss was 26,566 hectares in 2025. ▲ Rising
Tree Cover Loss in United Kingdom, 2001–2025
Source: Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA). Measured in hectares.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss in United Kingdom is 26,566 hectares, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss in United Kingdom peaked at 37,717 hectares in 2009 and was at its lowest, 1,867 hectares, in 2003.
United Kingdom ranks 66th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,158 hectares | 1,867 hectares | 37,717 hectares | 9 |
| 2010s | 27,625 hectares | 22,663 hectares | 35,664 hectares | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,706 hectares | 21,609 hectares | 34,175 hectares | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for United Kingdom
- Agriculture share gdp 0.64 (2025)
- Value added in the agricultural sector as of gdp vs gdp per capita 0.64 (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 0.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.1% (2025)
- Rural population 16.7% (2025)
- Rural population growth -0.2% (2025)
- Rural population 11.59 million (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 0.6% (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added 25.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Cereal yield vs gdp per capita 7.14 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss in United Kingdom?
- Tree cover loss in United Kingdom was 26,566 hectares in 2025, according to Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA).
- What is the highest tree cover loss recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 37,717 hectares in 2009.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,867 hectares in 2003.
- How does United Kingdom rank for tree cover loss?
- United Kingdom ranks 66th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tree cover loss rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Global Forest Watch. Tree Cover Loss (Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA), published as part of Tree Cover Loss (hectares). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.