How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Africa?

23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

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

Bangladesh vs South Africa: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre

Bangladesh

0.0003 hectares per square kilometre

in 2023

South Africa

0.0002 hectares per square kilometre

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

133rd

South Africa rank

134th

Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre over time

Bangladesh
South Africa

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre in South Africa, a difference of 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 133rd and South Africa ranks 134th of 176 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0005 hectares per square kilometre	0.0005 hectares per square kilometre	0 hectares per square kilometre	South Africa
2010s	0.001 hectares per square kilometre	0.0005 hectares per square kilometre	0.0005 hectares per square kilometre	Bangladesh
2020s	0.0002 hectares per square kilometre	0.0004 hectares per square kilometre	0.0002 hectares per square kilometre	South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre, Bangladesh or South Africa?: Bangladesh, at 0.0003 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre in South Africa as of 2023.
What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre between Bangladesh and South Africa?: 0.0001 hectares per square kilometre, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and South Africa?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Bangladesh and South Africa rank globally for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre?: Bangladesh ranks 133rd and South Africa ranks 134th of 176 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Bangladesh vs South Africa: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 29 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/tree-cover-loss-by-dominant-driver-per-square-kilometre/bangladesh/south-africa/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/tree-cover-loss-by-dominant-driver-per-square-kilometre/bangladesh/south-africa/">Bangladesh vs South Africa: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre
Unit: hectares per square kilometre
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 176 places, 3,776 data points, 2001–2023
Last refreshed: 29 September 2026

Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.