Tree cover loss by country
Tree cover loss driven by all causes.
Countries reporting
190
Highest
5.18 million hectares
Russia
Lowest
0 hectares
Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba
Median
4,866 hectares
Years covered
24
2001–2024
Data points
4,728
What the numbers show
Tree cover loss is currently reported for 190 countries. The highest value is 5.18 million hectares in Russia; the lowest is 0 hectares in Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,866 hectares, and the mean is 155,525 hectares.
Over the past decade 100 countries rose and 82 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 hectares | 2024 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 2 | Canada | 5.16 million hectares | 2024 | up 96.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Brazil | 4.39 million hectares | 2024 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 4 | Bolivia | 1.81 million hectares | 2024 | up 612.3% | volatile |
| 5 | United States | 1.59 million hectares | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.38 million hectares | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 7 | Indonesia | 1.12 million hectares | 2024 | down 40.8% | rising |
| 8 | China | 673,569 hectares | 2024 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 9 | Laos | 351,069 hectares | 2024 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 10 | Mexico | 330,263 hectares | 2024 | up 95.3% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 315,303 hectares | 2024 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 12 | Mozambique | 298,308 hectares | 2024 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 13 | Angola | 282,734 hectares | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 14 | Malaysia | 282,432 hectares | 2024 | down 56.3% | flat |
| 15 | Myanmar | 276,568 hectares | 2024 | down 16.3% | rising |
| 16 | Peru | 268,020 hectares | 2024 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 17 | Paraguay | 265,671 hectares | 2024 | down 23.0% | flat |
| 18 | Finland | 233,586 hectares | 2024 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 19 | Madagascar | 230,974 hectares | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Zambia | 229,226 hectares | 2024 | up 101.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Tanzania | 225,553 hectares | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 22 | Colombia | 212,750 hectares | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 23 | Argentina | 202,720 hectares | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 24 | Australia | 180,504 hectares | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Cameroon | 178,796 hectares | 2024 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Liberia | 166,485 hectares | 2024 | up 1.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 165,110 hectares | 2024 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Nicaragua | 157,942 hectares | 2024 | up 109.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Guinea | 146,770 hectares | 2024 | up 10.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Venezuela | 144,477 hectares | 2024 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 31 | Guatemala | 141,961 hectares | 2024 | up 129.7% | rising |
| 32 | Thailand | 141,565 hectares | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 130,659 hectares | 2024 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Vietnam | 128,409 hectares | 2024 | down 40.8% | rising |
| 35 | India | 125,678 hectares | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 36 | Congo | 114,287 hectares | 2024 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Ghana | 107,910 hectares | 2024 | down 10.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Guyana | 107,173 hectares | 2024 | up 827.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Nigeria | 105,592 hectares | 2024 | up 54.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Cambodia | 93,417 hectares | 2024 | down 42.2% | rising |
| 41 | Germany | 89,432 hectares | 2024 | up 331.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | 81,946 hectares | 2024 | down 21.2% | rising |
| 43 | Ukraine | 80,150 hectares | 2024 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 44 | France | 78,513 hectares | 2024 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 45 | Spain | 77,940 hectares | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 46 | Honduras | 74,932 hectares | 2024 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Poland | 71,484 hectares | 2024 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 48 | Belarus | 71,081 hectares | 2024 | up 112.3% | rising |
| 49 | Norway | 66,267 hectares | 2024 | up 70.7% | rising |
| 50 | Uganda | 64,803 hectares | 2024 | up 18.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Ecuador | 61,943 hectares | 2024 | up 103.1% | rising |
| 52 | Central African Republic | 60,455 hectares | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 53 | Philippines | 59,070 hectares | 2024 | down 42.0% | rising |
| 54 | Latvia | 56,604 hectares | 2024 | up 75.9% | rising |
| 55 | Japan | 53,588 hectares | 2024 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 56 | Chile | 47,606 hectares | 2024 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 57 | Portugal | 43,375 hectares | 2024 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Turkey | 39,866 hectares | 2024 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 59 | South Africa | 39,484 hectares | 2024 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 60 | New Zealand | 39,449 hectares | 2024 | down 49.9% | rising |
| 61 | Estonia | 34,885 hectares | 2024 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 62 | Belize | 33,988 hectares | 2024 | up 106.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Suriname | 33,967 hectares | 2024 | up 133.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Italy | 32,825 hectares | 2024 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Gabon | 28,942 hectares | 2024 | down 35.2% | rising |
| 66 | Ethiopia | 27,783 hectares | 2024 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 67 | Austria | 27,430 hectares | 2024 | up 181.2% | rising |
| 68 | United Kingdom | 22,786 hectares | 2024 | down 24.1% | rising |
| 69 | Lithuania | 22,286 hectares | 2024 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 70 | Panama | 21,537 hectares | 2024 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 71 | Romania | 19,984 hectares | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 72 | Czechia | 19,556 hectares | 2024 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Malawi | 17,078 hectares | 2024 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 74 | Bangladesh | 15,911 hectares | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 75 | South Korea | 15,595 hectares | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 76 | Kenya | 14,057 hectares | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 77 | Chad | 13,084 hectares | 2024 | up 336.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 12,992 hectares | 2024 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 79 | Hungary | 12,697 hectares | 2024 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 80 | Greece | 12,444 hectares | 2024 | up 236.5% | volatile |
| 81 | North Korea | 11,981 hectares | 2024 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 11,720 hectares | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 83 | Uruguay | 11,449 hectares | 2024 | down 54.7% | rising |
| 84 | Solomon Islands | 11,050 hectares | 2024 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Cuba | 10,057 hectares | 2024 | up 74.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Guinea-Bissau | 9,293 hectares | 2024 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 8,285 hectares | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 88 | Equatorial Guinea | 7,735 hectares | 2024 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Slovakia | 7,624 hectares | 2024 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Croatia | 7,415 hectares | 2024 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 92 | Belgium | 6,066 hectares | 2024 | up 44.0% | rising |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 5,821 hectares | 2024 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 94 | Togo | 5,729 hectares | 2024 | up 128.4% | volatile |
| 95 | South Sudan | 5,507 hectares | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 5,257 hectares | 2024 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 97 | French Guiana | 4,475 hectares | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 98 | Algeria | 4,398 hectares | 2024 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Switzerland | 4,131 hectares | 2024 | up 191.8% | rising |
| 100 | Serbia | 4,110 hectares | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 101 | Slovenia | 3,699 hectares | 2024 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Taiwan | 3,681 hectares | 2024 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Denmark | 3,628 hectares | 2024 | down 31.1% | rising |
| 104 | Rwanda | 3,596 hectares | 2024 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 105 | Kazakhstan | 2,851 hectares | 2024 | up 446.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Mongolia | 2,705 hectares | 2024 | up 463.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Nepal | 2,579 hectares | 2024 | up 189.5% | falling |
| 108 | Eswatini | 2,422 hectares | 2024 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 109 | Haiti | 2,409 hectares | 2024 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Burundi | 2,132 hectares | 2024 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 111 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,122 hectares | 2024 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 112 | North Macedonia | 2,036 hectares | 2024 | up 14.2% | flat |
| 113 | Bahamas | 1,958 hectares | 2024 | up 119.6% | volatile |
| 114 | Jamaica | 1,815 hectares | 2024 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Moldova | 1,797 hectares | 2024 | up 421.2% | volatile |
| 116 | New Caledonia | 1,762 hectares | 2024 | down 9.7% | volatile |
| 117 | El Salvador | 1,674 hectares | 2024 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Tunisia | 1,663 hectares | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 119 | Netherlands | 1,480 hectares | 2024 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 120 | Morocco | 1,399 hectares | 2024 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Benin | 1,389 hectares | 2024 | up 2.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Bhutan | 1,162 hectares | 2024 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 124 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,104 hectares | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Fiji | 1,074 hectares | 2024 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Brunei | 1,039 hectares | 2024 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 127 | Syria | 985.05 hectares | 2024 | up 3.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Aland Islands | 951.09 hectares | 2024 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 129 | East Timor | 940.84 hectares | 2024 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 130 | Albania | 877.22 hectares | 2024 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Montenegro | 632.4 hectares | 2024 | down 54.4% | volatile |
| 133 | Lebanon | 504.68 hectares | 2024 | up 221.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Comoros | 494.45 hectares | 2024 | down 66.1% | volatile |
| 135 | Georgia | 485.63 hectares | 2024 | up 487.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Puerto Rico | 363.77 hectares | 2024 | down 57.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Vanuatu | 303.88 hectares | 2024 | down 40.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Mali | 236.5 hectares | 2024 | down 12.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Grenada | 228.84 hectares | 2024 | up 174.2% | volatile |
| 140 | Azerbaijan | 162.7 hectares | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Cyprus | 158.12 hectares | 2024 | up 392.6% | volatile |
| 142 | Senegal | 154.16 hectares | 2024 | down 52.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Somalia | 139.85 hectares | 2024 | up 22.0% | falling |
| 144 | Pakistan | 103.4 hectares | 2024 | up 253.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Singapore | 64.07 hectares | 2024 | down 66.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Iran | 61.09 hectares | 2024 | up 9.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Israel | 61.03 hectares | 2024 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 149 | Kyrgyzstan | 52.37 hectares | 2024 | up 424.1% | volatile |
| 150 | Dominica | 45.78 hectares | 2024 | up 283.1% | volatile |
| 151 | Antigua and Barbuda | 42.03 hectares | 2024 | up 77.9% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 40.87 hectares | 2024 | up 358.1% | volatile |
| 153 | Libya | 40.01 hectares | 2024 | up 820.1% | volatile |
| 154 | Cayman Islands | 35.55 hectares | 2024 | up 365.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Egypt | 29.85 hectares | 2024 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 156 | Armenia | 28.75 hectares | 2024 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 158 | Sudan | 27.06 hectares | 2024 | up 585.4% | volatile |
| 159 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 21.32 hectares | 2024 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 160 | United States Virgin Islands | 20.61 hectares | 2024 | down 0.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Saint Lucia | 18.91 hectares | 2024 | down 52.7% | volatile |
| 162 | Maldives | 18.8 hectares | 2024 | up 602.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Andorra | 16.54 hectares | 2024 | up 2,130.8% | volatile |
| 164 | Gambia | 15.36 hectares | 2024 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Barbados | 8.47 hectares | 2024 | up 370.8% | volatile |
| 166 | Afghanistan | 7.87 hectares | 2024 | up 266.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Palau | 6.94 hectares | 2024 | down 92.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.22 hectares | 2024 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Saint Martin (French part) | 4.03 hectares | 2024 | up 223.5% | volatile |
| 171 | Uzbekistan | 3.25 hectares | 2024 | down 96.1% | volatile |
| 172 | Curacao | 2.33 hectares | 2024 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Iraq | 1.86 hectares | 2024 | up 101.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Lesotho | 1.28 hectares | 2024 | down 86.4% | volatile |
| 175 | Botswana | 1.23 hectares | 2024 | down 87.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Jordan | 1.11 hectares | 2024 | up 1,600.2% | volatile |
| 177 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.03 hectares | 2024 | up 366.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Namibia | 0.9533 hectares | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Montserrat | 0.8852 hectares | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Palestine | 0.7238 hectares | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Tajikistan | 0.4881 hectares | 2024 | up 0.8% | volatile |
| 182 | San Marino | 0.1673 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 183 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0731 hectares | 2024 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Aruba | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Burkina Faso | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Eritrea | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Micronesia (country) | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Mauritania | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Mauritius | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Niger | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | flat |
| 184 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 hectares | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Seychelles | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Turkmenistan | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Reunion | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Anguilla | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0 hectares | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
About this data
Tree cover loss driven by all causes.