France vs Germany: Tree cover loss

How they compare

Germany currently reports 89,432 hectares against 78,513 hectares in France, a difference of 10,919 hectares.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times France's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2001 it was France ahead.

France ranks 44th and Germany ranks 41st of 197 countries.