Australia vs Sweden: Tree cover loss by dominant driver

Australia

1,238 hectares

in 2024

Sweden

1,301 hectares

in 2024

Australia rank

19th

Sweden rank

17th

Tree cover loss by dominant driver over time

Sweden currently reports 1,301 hectares against 1,238 hectares in Australia, a difference of 63.15 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.

Indicator: Tree cover loss by dominant driver
Unit: hectares
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 4,195 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Tree cover loss due to the expansion and intensification of roads, settlements, urban areas, or other built infrastructure.