Tree cover loss by dominant driver, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Tree cover loss by dominant driver. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
180
Highest
399.97 % change on previous year
Tajikistan
Lowest
-100 % change on previous year
Uzbekistan
Median
-4.71 % change on previous year
Years covered
23
2002–2024
Data points
3,855
What the numbers show
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, annual growth rate is currently reported for 180 countries. The highest value is 399.97 % change on previous year in Tajikistan; the lowest is -100 % change on previous year in Uzbekistan.
The median across all reporting countries is -4.71 % change on previous year, and the mean is 9.91 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 51 countries rose and 129 fell. The largest increase was in Armenia (up 6,871,270.0%), and the largest decrease in Egypt (down 73,521.7%).
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tajikistan | 399.97 % change on previous year | 2014 | up 796.3% | volatile |
| 2 | Liechtenstein | 350.04 % change on previous year | 2022 | up 82.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Montserrat | 333.31 % change on previous year | 2021 | up 544.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Grenada | 280.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 5 | New Caledonia | 279.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 571.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Mauritius | 237.06 % change on previous year | 2014 | down 38.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Moldova | 232.9 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 618.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 232.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 682.2% | volatile |
| 9 | North Korea | 181.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 179.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 304.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Morocco | 150.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Togo | 126.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 493.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Madagascar | 103.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 788.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Gabon | 93.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,836.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Nigeria | 85.87 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 337.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 80.01 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 1,002,140.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Switzerland | 77.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 203.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Lithuania | 75.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Aland Islands | 74.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 49.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Senegal | 72.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 423.6% | volatile |
| 21 | Palestine | 67.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Mayotte | 67.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Fiji | 62.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 298.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Belarus | 62.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 255.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Andorra | 59.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 172.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Comoros | 57.47 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Central African Republic | 57.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 55.02 % change on previous year | 2020 | up 161.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Nicaragua | 52.96 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Antigua and Barbuda | 50.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Martinique | 47.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Zambia | 46.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 204.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Luxembourg | 42.84 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Ireland | 39.85 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 168.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Armenia | 39.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 6,871,270.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Sierra Leone | 37.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 712.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Guinea | 35.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 281.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 33.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 54.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Guyana | 31.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 69.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Ecuador | 31.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 178.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Eswatini | 30.4 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 86.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Kenya | 30.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Cayman Islands | 29.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 161.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Brunei | 28.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Taiwan | 27.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 463.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Belize | 26.64 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Uganda | 26.63 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 259.4% | volatile |
| 48 | Lebanon | 26.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 644.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 24.44 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 39.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Nepal | 24 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 43.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Bahamas | 23.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 75.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Spain | 23.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Tanzania | 21.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 221.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 15.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 55 | China | 14.55 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 56 | Russia | 10.09 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 57 | France | 10.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 0.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Austria | 8.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Algeria | 7.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 60 | United Kingdom | 7.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 80.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Ghana | 6.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Bhutan | 6.78 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 94.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Burundi | 5.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 144.2% | volatile |
| 64 | Czechia | 5.25 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Rwanda | 5.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 85.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Cameroon | 4.08 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Vietnam | 3.72 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Philippines | 2.81 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 95.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Liberia | 2.66 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Latvia | 2.38 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Malaysia | 1.29 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Ethiopia | 0.9044 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Portugal | 0.829 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 74 | South Africa | 0.7444 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Greece | 0.6793 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Pakistan | 0.6733 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 77 | United States | 0.4472 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 98.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Honduras | -0.1377 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Bolivia | -0.2133 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 100.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Congo | -1.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 89.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Guatemala | -1.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Estonia | -2.04 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Ukraine | -2.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 88.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Netherlands | -2.37 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Solomon Islands | -2.54 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 112.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Japan | -2.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Georgia | -3.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 95.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Canada | -3.35 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 108.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Trinidad and Tobago | -3.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 102.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Kazakhstan | -4.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 95.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Jamaica | -5.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 103.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Brazil | -5.26 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 124.6% | volatile |
| 93 | Tunisia | -5.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Bulgaria | -7.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 107.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Laos | -7.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 187.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Mexico | -7.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 114.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Equatorial Guinea | -8.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 106.8% | volatile |
| 98 | El Salvador | -8.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 66.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Paraguay | -8.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 385.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Albania | -9.46 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 189.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Venezuela | -9.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 123.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Thailand | -10.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 111.5% | volatile |
| 103 | South Korea | -10.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 126.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Finland | -10.83 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 122.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Slovenia | -10.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 105.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Romania | -11.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 110.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Egypt | -12.19 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 73,521.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Guinea-Bissau | -12.59 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Cote d'Ivoire | -12.98 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Denmark | -13.39 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,472.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Australia | -13.76 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 265.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Colombia | -14.23 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 153.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Gambia | -14.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Mongolia | -14.29 % change on previous year | 2019 | up 83.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Sweden | -14.36 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 173.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Maldives | -15.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 159.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Norway | -16.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Chile | -16.86 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 23.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Croatia | -16.97 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 155.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Angola | -18.2 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 193.7% | volatile |
| 121 | Belgium | -18.28 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 130.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Iran | -19.42 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 123 | Peru | -19.73 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 198.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Myanmar | -21.45 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 133.5% | volatile |
| 125 | Germany | -22.02 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 261.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Mozambique | -22.33 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 319.8% | volatile |
| 127 | India | -23.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 138.7% | volatile |
| 128 | Costa Rica | -24.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 1,386.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Italy | -24.68 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 184.0% | volatile |
| 130 | United States Virgin Islands | -25.52 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 129.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Saint Lucia | -26.05 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 129.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Haiti | -26.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Zimbabwe | -27.88 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 215.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Libya | -28.61 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 104.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Reunion | -29.24 % change on previous year | 2014 | up 66.8% | volatile |
| 136 | Argentina | -30.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 425.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Slovakia | -31.07 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 129.6% | volatile |
| 138 | New Zealand | -31.8 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 538.9% | volatile |
| 139 | Poland | -32.17 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 146.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Cambodia | -33.6 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Suriname | -35.89 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 133.1% | volatile |
| 142 | Panama | -36.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 254.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Azerbaijan | -37.43 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 194.7% | volatile |
| 144 | Barbados | -37.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 59.4% | volatile |
| 145 | French Guiana | -38.1 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 302.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Turkey | -38.21 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 175.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Hungary | -38.74 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 249.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Montenegro | -40.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 166.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Papua New Guinea | -40.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 128.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Uruguay | -42.31 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 122.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Serbia | -43.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 119.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Indonesia | -44.67 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 135.8% | volatile |
| 153 | Puerto Rico | -45.24 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 392.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Cuba | -47.12 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 3.5% | volatile |
| 155 | South Sudan | -47.48 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 101.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Dominican Republic | -49.11 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 399.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Curacao | -49.99 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 200.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Somalia | -49.99 % change on previous year | 2019 | down 528.6% | volatile |
| 159 | Guadeloupe | -50.5 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 205.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -51.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 113.8% | volatile |
| 161 | North Macedonia | -52.15 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 218.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Israel | -52.41 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 191.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Dominica | -54.3 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 164 | Saint Martin (French part) | -61.11 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 144.4% | volatile |
| 165 | East Timor | -62.57 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 229.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Singapore | -63.27 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 110.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -64.22 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 499.9% | volatile |
| 168 | Benin | -66.91 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 54.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Bangladesh | -68.34 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 34.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Palau | -75.7 % change on previous year | 2024 | up 11.7% | volatile |
| 171 | Malawi | -86.49 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 665.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Anguilla | -86.96 % change on previous year | 2022 | down 295.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Syria | -88.53 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 148.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Vanuatu | -89.06 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 237.6% | volatile |
| 175 | Cyprus | -90 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 162.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Iraq | -94.46 % change on previous year | 2013 | down 130.7% | volatile |
| 177 | British Virgin Islands | -95.65 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Botswana | -100 % change on previous year | 2021 | down 141.4% | volatile |
| 178 | Chad | -100 % change on previous year | 2024 | down 158.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Uzbekistan | -100 % change on previous year | 2023 | down 47.0% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Tree cover loss by dominant driver. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Tree cover loss by dominant driver. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.