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

868 hectares, with Brazil ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malaysia?

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.

Brazil vs Malaysia: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled

Brazil

5,799 hectares

in 2024

Malaysia

4,931 hectares

in 2024

Brazil rank

3rd

Malaysia rank

4th

Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled over time

Brazil
Malaysia

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 5,799 hectares against 4,931 hectares in Malaysia, a difference of 868 hectares.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times Malaysia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 3rd and Malaysia ranks 4th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8,327 hectares	6,757 hectares	1,570 hectares	Brazil
2010s	9,578 hectares	7,491 hectares	2,087 hectares	Brazil
2020s	5,760 hectares	4,482 hectares	1,278 hectares	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled, Brazil or Malaysia?: Brazil, at 5,799 hectares against 4,931 hectares in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled between Brazil and Malaysia?: 868 hectares, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Malaysia?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Brazil and Malaysia rank globally for tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled?: Brazil ranks 3rd and Malaysia ranks 4th 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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About this data

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.