What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver between Madagascar and Switzerland?

20.87 hectares, with Switzerland ahead.

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

24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Madagascar vs Switzerland: Tree cover loss by dominant driver

Madagascar

182.85 hectares

in 2024

Switzerland

203.72 hectares

in 2024

Madagascar rank

70th

Switzerland rank

68th

Tree cover loss by dominant driver over time

Madagascar
Switzerland

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 203.72 hectares against 182.85 hectares in Madagascar, a difference of 20.87 hectares.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Madagascar's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Madagascar ahead.

Madagascar ranks 70th and Switzerland ranks 68th of 186 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Madagascar	Switzerland	Difference	Ahead
2000s	95.38 hectares	97.52 hectares	2.14 hectares	Switzerland
2010s	131.3 hectares	103.22 hectares	28.08 hectares	Madagascar
2020s	116.41 hectares	124.52 hectares	8.11 hectares	Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss by dominant driver, Madagascar or Switzerland?: Switzerland, at 203.72 hectares against 182.85 hectares in Madagascar as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss by dominant driver between Madagascar and Switzerland?: 20.87 hectares, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Switzerland?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Madagascar and Switzerland rank globally for tree cover loss by dominant driver?: Madagascar ranks 70th and Switzerland ranks 68th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tree cover loss by dominant driver. 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
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: 18 September 2026

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