What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled between Australia and Sweden?

63 hectares, with Sweden ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Sweden: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled

Australia

1,238 hectares

in 2024

Sweden

1,301 hectares

in 2024

Australia rank

19th

Sweden rank

17th

Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled over time

Australia
Sweden

How they compare

Sweden currently reports 1,301 hectares against 1,238 hectares in Australia, a difference of 63 hectares.

That makes Sweden's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 17th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Sweden	Difference	Ahead
2000s	3,956 hectares	1,830 hectares	2,126 hectares	Australia
2010s	2,969 hectares	2,030 hectares	938.14 hectares	Australia
2020s	1,777 hectares	1,771 hectares	6.33 hectares	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled, Australia or Sweden?: Sweden, at 1,301 hectares against 1,238 hectares in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled between Australia and Sweden?: 63 hectares, with Sweden ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled?: Australia ranks 19th and Sweden ranks 17th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled
Unit: hectares
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 186 places, 4,306 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 29 September 2026

Tree cover loss by dominant driver with 111 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.