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

43,544 hectares, with United States ahead.

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

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 United States: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled

Brazil

5,799 hectares

in 2024

United States

49,343 hectares

in 2024

Brazil rank

3rd

United States rank

1st

Tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled over time

Brazil
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 49,343 hectares against 5,799 hectares in Brazil, a difference of 43,544 hectares.

That makes United States's figure about 8.5 times Brazil's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	United States	Difference	Ahead
2000s	8,327 hectares	90,729 hectares	82,402 hectares	United States
2010s	9,578 hectares	54,440 hectares	44,863 hectares	United States
2020s	5,760 hectares	55,273 hectares	49,513 hectares	United States

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 United States?: United States, at 49,343 hectares against 5,799 hectares in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled between Brazil and United States?: 43,544 hectares, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Brazil and United States rank globally for tree cover loss by dominant driver, gaps filled?: Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 1st 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.