Tree cover loss by country
Countries reporting
196
Highest
5.18 million
Russia
Lowest
0
Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba
Median
4,264
Years covered
24
2001–2024
Data points
4,728
What the numbers show
Tree cover loss is currently reported for 196 countries. The highest value is 5.18 million in Russia; the lowest is 0 in Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,264, and the mean is 150,811.
Over the past decade 104 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in Andorra (up 2,130.8%), and the largest decrease in Mauritius (down 100.0%).
Tree cover loss: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 5.18 million | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 2 | Canada | 5.16 million | 2024 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Brazil | 4.39 million | 2024 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 4 | Bolivia | 1.81 million | 2024 | up 612.3% | volatile |
| 5 | United States | 1.59 million | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.38 million | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 7 | Indonesia | 1.12 million | 2024 | down 40.8% | rising |
| 8 | China | 673,569 | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 9 | Laos | 351,069 | 2024 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Mexico | 330,263 | 2024 | up 95.3% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 315,303 | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 12 | Mozambique | 298,308 | 2024 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 13 | Angola | 282,734 | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 14 | Malaysia | 282,432 | 2024 | down 56.3% | flat |
| 15 | Myanmar | 276,568 | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 16 | Peru | 268,020 | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 17 | Paraguay | 265,671 | 2024 | down 23.0% | flat |
| 18 | Finland | 233,586 | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 19 | Madagascar | 230,974 | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Zambia | 229,226 | 2024 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Tanzania | 225,553 | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 212,750 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 23 | Argentina | 202,720 | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 24 | Australia | 180,504 | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Cameroon | 178,796 | 2024 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Liberia | 166,485 | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 165,110 | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Nicaragua | 157,942 | 2024 | up 109.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Guinea | 146,770 | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Venezuela | 144,477 | 2024 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 31 | Guatemala | 141,961 | 2024 | up 129.7% | rising |
| 32 | Thailand | 141,565 | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 130,659 | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Vietnam | 128,409 | 2024 | down 40.8% | rising |
| 35 | India | 125,678 | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 36 | Congo | 114,287 | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Ghana | 107,910 | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Guyana | 107,173 | 2024 | up 827.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Nigeria | 105,592 | 2024 | up 54.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Cambodia | 93,417 | 2024 | down 42.2% | rising |
| 41 | Germany | 89,432 | 2024 | up 331.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | 81,946 | 2024 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 43 | Ukraine | 80,150 | 2024 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 44 | France | 78,513 | 2024 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 45 | Spain | 77,940 | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 46 | Honduras | 74,932 | 2024 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Poland | 71,484 | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 48 | Belarus | 71,081 | 2024 | up 112.3% | rising |
| 49 | Norway | 66,267 | 2024 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 50 | Uganda | 64,803 | 2024 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Ecuador | 61,943 | 2024 | up 103.1% | rising |
| 52 | Central African Republic | 60,455 | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 53 | Philippines | 59,070 | 2024 | down 42.0% | rising |
| 54 | Latvia | 56,604 | 2024 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 55 | Japan | 53,588 | 2024 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 56 | Chile | 47,606 | 2024 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 57 | Portugal | 43,375 | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Turkey | 39,866 | 2024 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 59 | South Africa | 39,484 | 2024 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 60 | New Zealand | 39,449 | 2024 | down 49.9% | rising |
| 61 | Estonia | 34,885 | 2024 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 62 | Belize | 33,988 | 2024 | up 106.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Suriname | 33,967 | 2024 | up 133.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Italy | 32,825 | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Gabon | 28,942 | 2024 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 66 | Ethiopia | 27,783 | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 67 | Austria | 27,430 | 2024 | up 181.2% | rising |
| 68 | United Kingdom | 22,786 | 2024 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 69 | Lithuania | 22,286 | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 70 | Panama | 21,537 | 2024 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 71 | Romania | 19,984 | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 72 | Czechia | 19,556 | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Malawi | 17,078 | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 74 | Bangladesh | 15,911 | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 75 | South Korea | 15,595 | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 76 | Kenya | 14,057 | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 77 | Chad | 13,084 | 2024 | up 336.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 12,992 | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 79 | Hungary | 12,697 | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 80 | Greece | 12,444 | 2024 | up 236.5% | volatile |
| 81 | North Korea | 11,981 | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 11,720 | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 83 | Uruguay | 11,449 | 2024 | down 54.7% | rising |
| 84 | Solomon Islands | 11,050 | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Cuba | 10,057 | 2024 | up 74.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Guinea-Bissau | 9,293 | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 8,285 | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 88 | Equatorial Guinea | 7,735 | 2024 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Slovakia | 7,624 | 2024 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Croatia | 7,415 | 2024 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 91 | Ireland | 7,323 | 2024 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 92 | Belgium | 6,066 | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 5,821 | 2024 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 94 | Togo | 5,729 | 2024 | up 128.4% | volatile |
| 95 | South Sudan | 5,507 | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 5,257 | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 97 | French Guiana | 4,475 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 98 | Algeria | 4,398 | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Switzerland | 4,131 | 2024 | up 191.8% | rising |
| 100 | Serbia | 4,110 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 101 | Slovenia | 3,699 | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Taiwan | 3,681 | 2024 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Denmark | 3,628 | 2024 | down 31.1% | rising |
| 104 | Rwanda | 3,596 | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 105 | Kazakhstan | 2,851 | 2024 | up 446.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Mongolia | 2,705 | 2024 | up 463.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Nepal | 2,579 | 2024 | up 189.5% | falling |
| 108 | Eswatini | 2,422 | 2024 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 109 | Haiti | 2,409 | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Burundi | 2,132 | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,122 | 2024 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 112 | North Macedonia | 2,036 | 2024 | up 14.2% | flat |
| 113 | Bahamas | 1,958 | 2024 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Jamaica | 1,815 | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Moldova | 1,797 | 2024 | up 421.2% | volatile |
| 116 | New Caledonia | 1,762 | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 117 | El Salvador | 1,674 | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Tunisia | 1,663 | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Netherlands | 1,480 | 2024 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 120 | Morocco | 1,399 | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Benin | 1,389 | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Bhutan | 1,162 | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Mayotte | 1,159 | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,104 | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Fiji | 1,074 | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Brunei | 1,039 | 2024 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 127 | Syria | 985.05 | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Aland Islands | 951.09 | 2024 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 129 | East Timor | 940.84 | 2024 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 130 | Albania | 877.22 | 2024 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Montenegro | 632.4 | 2024 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Luxembourg | 584.54 | 2024 | up 37.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Lebanon | 504.68 | 2024 | up 221.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Comoros | 494.45 | 2024 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Georgia | 485.63 | 2024 | up 487.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Puerto Rico | 363.77 | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Vanuatu | 303.88 | 2024 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Mali | 236.5 | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Grenada | 228.84 | 2024 | up 174.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Azerbaijan | 162.7 | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Cyprus | 158.12 | 2024 | up 392.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Senegal | 154.16 | 2024 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Somalia | 139.85 | 2024 | up 22.0% | falling |
| 144 | Pakistan | 103.4 | 2024 | up 253.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Singapore | 64.07 | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Iran | 61.09 | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Israel | 61.03 | 2024 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 148 | Martinique | 57.33 | 2024 | down 63.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Kyrgyzstan | 52.37 | 2024 | up 424.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Dominica | 45.78 | 2024 | up 283.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Antigua and Barbuda | 42.03 | 2024 | up 77.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 40.87 | 2024 | up 358.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Libya | 40.01 | 2024 | up 820.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Cayman Islands | 35.55 | 2024 | up 365.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Egypt | 29.85 | 2024 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Armenia | 28.75 | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 157 | Guadeloupe | 28.55 | 2024 | down 85.3% | volatile |
| 158 | Sudan | 27.06 | 2024 | up 585.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 21.32 | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 160 | United States Virgin Islands | 20.61 | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Saint Lucia | 18.91 | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Maldives | 18.8 | 2024 | up 602.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Andorra | 16.54 | 2024 | up 2,130.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Gambia | 15.36 | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Barbados | 8.47 | 2024 | up 370.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Afghanistan | 7.87 | 2024 | up 266.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Palau | 6.94 | 2024 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Liechtenstein | 5.27 | 2024 | up 122.3% | volatile |
| 169 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.22 | 2024 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 4.03 | 2024 | up 223.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Uzbekistan | 3.25 | 2024 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Curacao | 2.33 | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Iraq | 1.86 | 2024 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Lesotho | 1.28 | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Botswana | 1.23 | 2024 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Jordan | 1.11 | 2024 | up 1,600.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.03 | 2024 | up 366.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Namibia | 0.9533 | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Montserrat | 0.8852 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Palestine | 0.7238 | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Tajikistan | 0.4881 | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 182 | San Marino | 0.1673 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 183 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0731 | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Aruba | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Eritrea | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Micronesia (country) | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Malta | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Mauritania | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Mauritius | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Seychelles | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Reunion | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Anguilla | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |