Canada vs Russia: Tree cover loss

Canada

5.16 million hectares

in 2024

Russia

5.18 million hectares

in 2024

Canada rank

2nd

Russia rank

1st

Tree cover loss over time

Russia currently reports 5.18 million hectares against 5.16 million hectares in Canada, a difference of 12,710 hectares.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Russia ahead.

Canada ranks 2nd and Russia ranks 1st of 197 countries.

Indicator: Tree cover loss
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: 197 places, 4,728 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Tree cover loss driven by all causes.