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

Central African Republic, at 60,455 hectares against 59,070 hectares in Philippines as of 2024.

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

1,385 hectares, with Central African Republic ahead.

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

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 Philippines: Tree cover loss

Central African Republic

60,455 hectares

in 2024

Philippines

59,070 hectares

in 2024

Central African Republic rank

52nd

Philippines rank

53rd

Tree cover loss over time

Central African Republic
Philippines

How they compare

Central African Republic currently reports 60,455 hectares against 59,070 hectares in Philippines, a difference of 1,385 hectares.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Philippines ahead.

Central African Republic ranks 52nd and Philippines ranks 53rd of 197 countries.

Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central African Republic	Philippines	Difference	Ahead
2000s	31,724 hectares	46,568 hectares	14,844 hectares	Philippines
2010s	47,798 hectares	79,561 hectares	31,763 hectares	Philippines
2020s	57,388 hectares	59,680 hectares	2,292 hectares	Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tree cover loss, Central African Republic or Philippines?: Central African Republic, at 60,455 hectares against 59,070 hectares in Philippines as of 2024.
What is the difference in tree cover loss between Central African Republic and Philippines?: 1,385 hectares, with Central African Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central African Republic and Philippines?: 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do Central African Republic and Philippines rank globally for tree cover loss?: Central African Republic ranks 52nd and Philippines ranks 53rd 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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