Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita was 0 hectares per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in United Kingdom, 2001–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per person.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0 hectares per person for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 68.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in United Kingdom peaked at 0 hectares per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 hectares per person, in 2003.
United Kingdom ranks 149th of 176 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | hectares per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 hectares per person | — |
| 2002 | 0 hectares per person | -50.5% |
| 2003 | 0 hectares per person | -86.0% |
| 2004 | 0 hectares per person | +664.2% |
| 2005 | 0 hectares per person | -36.5% |
| 2006 | 0 hectares per person | +133.2% |
| 2007 | 0 hectares per person | -26.9% |
| 2008 | 0 hectares per person | +56.4% |
| 2009 | 0 hectares per person | -29.4% |
| 2010 | 0 hectares per person | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 0 hectares per person | -26.2% |
| 2012 | 0 hectares per person | +33.0% |
| 2013 | 0 hectares per person | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 0 hectares per person | +36.9% |
| 2015 | 0 hectares per person | -59.4% |
| 2016 | 0 hectares per person | +113.8% |
| 2017 | 0 hectares per person | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 0 hectares per person | -24.1% |
| 2019 | 0 hectares per person | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0 hectares per person | -42.3% |
| 2021 | 0 hectares per person | +12.6% |
| 2022 | 0 hectares per person | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 0 hectares per person | -13.1% |
| 2024 | 0 hectares per person | +6.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 0 hectares per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 0 hectares per person, 3% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 0 hectares per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0 hectares per person, 5% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in United Kingdom changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +664.2% | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 0 hectares per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
More reference data data for United Kingdom
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 10.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 15.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 59.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 5.48 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in United Kingdom?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita in United Kingdom was 0 hectares per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 hectares per person in 2003.
- How does United Kingdom rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita?
- United Kingdom ranks 149th out of 176 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 68.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.