Which has higher tree cover loss, Central African Republic or Japan?

Central African Republic, at 60,455 hectares against 53,588 hectares in Japan as of 2024.

What is the difference in tree cover loss between Central African Republic and Japan?

6,867 hectares, with Central African Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Japan?

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. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central African Republic vs Japan: Tree cover loss

Central African Republic

60,455 hectares

in 2024

Japan

53,588 hectares

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

52nd

Japan rank

55th

Tree cover loss over time

Central African Republic
Japan

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 60,455 hectares against 53,588 hectares in Japan, a difference of 6,867 hectares.

That makes Central African Republic's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 52nd and Japan ranks 55th of 197 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Central African Republic averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Japan	Difference	Ahead
2000s	31,724 hectares	33,402 hectares	1,678 hectares	Japan
2010s	47,798 hectares	39,701 hectares	8,097 hectares	Central African Republic
2020s	57,388 hectares	50,697 hectares	6,691 hectares	Central African Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, Central African Republic or Japan?: Central African Republic, at 60,455 hectares against 53,588 hectares in Japan as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between Central African Republic and Japan?: 6,867 hectares, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Japan?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Japan rank globally for tree cover loss?: Central African Republic ranks 52nd and Japan ranks 55th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Tree cover loss. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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: 18 September 2026

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