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

5,812 hectares, with Norway ahead.

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

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 Norway: Tree cover loss

Central African Republic

60,455 hectares

in 2024

Norway

66,267 hectares

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

52nd

Norway rank

49th

Tree cover loss over time

Central African Republic
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 66,267 hectares against 60,455 hectares in Central African Republic, a difference of 5,812 hectares.

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

The two have swapped places 9 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Central African Republic ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 52nd and Norway ranks 49th of 197 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Norway	Difference	Ahead
2000s	31,724 hectares	27,536 hectares	4,188 hectares	Central African Republic
2010s	47,798 hectares	44,998 hectares	2,800 hectares	Central African Republic
2020s	57,388 hectares	64,576 hectares	7,188 hectares	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, Central African Republic or Norway?: Norway, at 66,267 hectares against 60,455 hectares in Central African Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between Central African Republic and Norway?: 5,812 hectares, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Norway?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Norway rank globally for tree cover loss?: Central African Republic ranks 52nd and Norway ranks 49th 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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