How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?

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.

Madagascar vs Zambia: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre

Madagascar

0.0002 hectares per square kilometre

in 2023

Zambia

0.0002 hectares per square kilometre

in 2023

Madagascar rank

142nd

Zambia rank

139th

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

Madagascar
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre in Madagascar, a difference of 0 hectares per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.4 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Zambia ahead.

Madagascar ranks 142nd and Zambia ranks 139th of 176 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0002 hectares per square kilometre	0.0003 hectares per square kilometre	0.0001 hectares per square kilometre	Zambia
2010s	0.0002 hectares per square kilometre	0.0005 hectares per square kilometre	0.0002 hectares per square kilometre	Zambia
2020s	0.0002 hectares per square kilometre	0.0003 hectares per square kilometre	0.0001 hectares per square kilometre	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre, Madagascar or Zambia?: Zambia, at 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre against 0.0002 hectares per square kilometre in Madagascar as of 2023.
What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre between Madagascar and Zambia?: 0 hectares per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?: 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
How do Madagascar and Zambia rank globally for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre?: Madagascar ranks 142nd and Zambia ranks 139th 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.

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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.