World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · Tree Cover Loss
Tree cover loss by country
How much tree cover does a country lose each year?
Of the 210 countries compared in 2025, Canada had the highest reading, 6,225,187.103, and 27 countries shared the lowest reading, 0.000. In the middle country the figure was 3,774.621. Among the 210 countries measured in every edition since 2001, the middle one moved from 1,964.134 to 3,774.621.
Part ofEnvironment & Sustainability
Tree cover loss · 2025
Context statistic
Highest of 210Canada
6,225,187.103012025 · values only
The highest and the lowest
The three countries with the highest values of 210 compared, the three with the lowest, and the highest on each continent. This statistic has no better end, so no country is shown as leading.
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Lowest in 2025
Yemen0.000
Tuvalu0.000
Seychelles0.000
This statistic has no better end: the two ends describe size, not success.
02Every measured country
Tree cover loss on a map
Each country is shaded by its value, in five groups holding the same number of countries. Hover a country for its value, or select it to open its profile. Below the map, each continent’s middle country.
Darker is a higher value. This statistic has no better end, so the shades describe size, not success.
- 0.000–5.402
- 5.592–836.305
- 851.894–10,224.353
- 10,418.455–70,723.484
- 70,833.954–6,225,187.103
- No reading in 2025
- Europe
9,103.033
the middle country, of 47 measured · 49 members
Russia3,291,324.9404 share 0.000
Highest and lowest reading in Europe.
- Americas
8,003.510
the middle country, of 47 measured · 48 members
Canada6,225,187.1035 share 0.000
Highest and lowest reading in Americas.
- Africa
4,758.566
the middle country, of 54 measured · 55 members
DR Congo1,287,662.4577 share 0.000
Highest and lowest reading in Africa.
- Oceania
777.082
the middle country, of 12 measured · 21 members
Australia384,105.1384 share 0.000
Highest and lowest reading in Oceania.
- Asia
450.369
the middle country, of 50 measured · 52 members
Indonesia1,161,830.7567 share 0.000
Highest and lowest reading in Asia.
- Every region
22 sub-regions, highest middle country first
- South-eastern Asia
111,550.878
the middle country, of 11 measured · 11 members
Indonesia1,161,830.756
Singapore86.986Highest and lowest reading in South-eastern Asia.
- South America
106,820.181
the middle country, of 12 measured · 12 members
Brazil2,868,122.445
Uruguay9,399.289Highest and lowest reading in South America.
- Middle Africa
70,833.954
the middle country, of 9 measured · 9 members
DR Congo1,287,662.457
São Tomé and Príncipe0.000Highest and lowest reading in Middle Africa.
- Eastern Asia
31,492.406
the middle country, of 6 measured · 8 members
China650,785.108
Taiwan3,056.870Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Asia.
- Northern Europe
28,049.102
the middle country, of 12 measured · 13 members
Sweden291,433.5762 share 0.000
Highest and lowest reading in Northern Europe.
- Central America
26,386.901
the middle country, of 8 measured · 8 members
Mexico224,047.711
El Salvador1,606.943Highest and lowest reading in Central America.
- Eastern Europe
19,836.152
the middle country, of 10 measured · 10 members
Russia3,291,324.940
Moldova2,412.862Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Europe.
- Eastern Africa
8,450.228
the middle country, of 18 measured · 19 members
Zambia277,032.6352 share 0.000
Highest and lowest reading in Eastern Africa.
- Western Africa
3,807.741
the middle country, of 16 measured · 16 members
Côte d’Ivoire213,072.3084 share 0.000
Highest and lowest reading in Western Africa.
- Western Europe
3,729.114
the middle country, of 9 measured · 9 members
France70,487.974
Monaco0.000Highest and lowest reading in Western Europe.
- Southern Europe
3,561.203
the middle country, of 16 measured · 17 members
Spain162,796.406
Gibraltar0.000Highest and lowest reading in Southern Europe.
- Southern Asia
2,963.521
the middle country, of 9 measured · 9 members
India118,595.198
Afghanistan8.823Highest and lowest reading in Southern Asia.
- Melanesia
1,796.837
the middle country, of 5 measured · 5 members
Papua New Guinea70,723.484
Vanuatu291.832Highest and lowest reading in Melanesia.
- Northern Africa
796.239
the middle country, of 6 measured · 6 members
Algeria4,497.903
Libya7.283Highest and lowest reading in Northern Africa.
- Caribbean
28.862
the middle country, of 24 measured · 24 members
Cuba27,997.0934 share 0.000
Highest and lowest reading in Caribbean.
- Western Asia
10.600
the middle country, of 19 measured · 19 members
Türkiye71,914.5727 share 0.000
Highest and lowest reading in Western Asia.
- Central Asia
9.646
the middle country, of 5 measured · 5 members
Kazakhstan3,962.749
Turkmenistan0.061Highest and lowest reading in Central Asia.
- Southern Africa
5.592
the middle country, of 5 measured · 5 members
South Africa27,423.623
Botswana1.240Highest and lowest reading in Southern Africa.
- Australia and New Zealand
2 of 2 measured — too few for a middle: Australia, New Zealand.
Australia384,105.138
New Zealand39,723.322Highest and lowest reading in Australia and New Zealand.
- Micronesia
4 of 7 measured — too few for a middle: Kiribati, Micronesia, Nauru, Palau.
Palau3.0533 share 0.000
Highest and lowest reading in Micronesia.
- Northern America
3 of 4 measured — too few for a middle: Bermuda, Canada, United States.
Canada6,225,187.103
Bermuda0.000Highest and lowest reading in Northern America.
- Polynesia
1 of 7 measured — too few for a middle: Tuvalu.
Tuvalu0.000Highest and lowest reading in Polynesia.
03The whole field at once
The spread
210 countries, one dot each, on one scale — further right is a higher value. Half the countries are above 3,774.621; a quarter are above 53,197.012, and a quarter below 17.882. The bar in each row marks that continent’s middle country.
04All 210 ever measured
Every country
In order, highest value first. No rank or position is shown: too many countries share the same value for an order to mean anything. Neither end is better. This is a size in hectares, so the countries with the most forest lose the most, and loss is not the same as deforestation: much of it is plantation harvest or fire in forests that grow back. A zero means no loss was detected — often because there was little tree cover to lose.
Showing 25 of 210 countries
Values for 2025. The change column compares 2025 with 2024 only; the sparkline covers the recent editions.
052001–2025 · 25 editions
Over time
Each point is one year from 2001. Improvements in the satellite data between 2011 and 2015 mean recent years can read higher than early ones for reasons that are partly technical, so compare years with care.
- the middle country
- the middle half of countries
- the middle of the 210 countries measured every time
- each continent’s middle country
The same, year by year
| Year | Countries | Middle country | Middle half | Measured every time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 210 | 3,774.621 | 17.882 – 53,197.012 | 3,774.621 |
| 2024 | 210 | 2,698.482 | 19.710 – 58,561.782 | 2,698.482 |
| 2023 | 210 | 3,078.021 | 20.106 – 53,184.856 | 3,078.021 |
| 2022 | 210 | 2,271.860 | 15.338 – 52,221.023 | 2,271.860 |
| 2021 | 210 | 2,604.616 | 16.195 – 51,525.314 | 2,604.616 |
| 2020 | 210 | 3,112.532 | 14.503 – 62,196.304 | 3,112.532 |
| 2019 | 210 | 2,498.807 | 16.074 – 62,376.186 | 2,498.807 |
| 2018 | 210 | 2,788.961 | 18.457 – 57,474.343 | 2,788.961 |
| 2017 | 210 | 4,248.838 | 31.307 – 67,914.308 | 4,248.838 |
| 2016 | 210 | 3,243.993 | 8.454 – 60,596.812 | 3,243.993 |
| 2015 | 210 | 2,302.816 | 1.757 – 33,210.756 | 2,302.816 |
| 2014 | 210 | 2,449.378 | 16.009 – 43,056.575 | 2,449.378 |
| 2013 | 210 | 2,437.118 | 19.980 – 34,528.373 | 2,437.118 |
| 2012 | 210 | 2,899.222 | 29.338 – 34,137.023 | 2,899.222 |
| 2011 | 210 | 2,297.692 | 32.968 – 33,131.706 | 2,297.692 |
| 2010 | 210 | 2,455.103 | 38.762 – 33,561.872 | 2,455.103 |
| 2009 | 210 | 3,220.325 | 57.221 – 35,386.091 | 3,220.325 |
| 2008 | 210 | 3,120.163 | 42.305 – 33,765.332 | 3,120.163 |
| 2007 | 210 | 2,832.915 | 44.326 – 36,550.831 | 2,832.915 |
| 2006 | 210 | 2,062.760 | 26.920 – 32,888.860 | 2,062.760 |
| 2005 | 210 | 1,803.825 | 31.562 – 25,458.156 | 1,803.825 |
| 2004 | 210 | 2,446.723 | 33.705 – 21,745.747 | 2,446.723 |
| 2003 | 210 | 1,432.413 | 21.020 – 16,338.263 | 1,432.413 |
| 2002 | 210 | 1,802.947 | 37.288 – 26,045.903 | 1,802.947 |
| 2001 | 210 | 1,964.134 | 43.956 – 23,163.095 | 1,964.134 |
062024 → 2025
Who rose and fell
The biggest changes in value between the two newest editions. Places are shown second, because they also move when other countries do.
Rose most
before → after- Canada5,165,897.201 → 6,225,187.103+1,059,289.902
- Australia180,669.922 → 384,105.138+203,435.216
Angola283,340.413 → 377,712.371+94,371.959- Spain78,035.692 → 162,796.406+84,760.714
South Korea15,651.480 → 86,981.416+71,329.936
210 countries were measured in both 2024 and 2025.
07Across every edition
Tree cover loss in records
The extremes of the statistic. A record reached by more than one country names none of them.
Highest reading on record
8,570,165.547
Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000)
World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2023
Lowest reading on record
Reached 643 times by 49 countries — shared, so no holder is named
0.000
Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000)
Biggest rise between editions
+6,270,320.973
2,299,844.574 → 8,570,165.547
World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2022 → 2023
Biggest fall between editions
−3,404,268.346
8,570,165.547 → 5,165,897.201
World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2023 → 2024
Biggest change since first measured
+4,867,033.552
1,358,153.551 → 6,225,187.103
World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2001 → 2025
Highest most often
13 of 25
editions, alone at the first-listed end
World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) · 2001–2025
08The measure
About tree cover loss
This is how much tree cover a country lost in a year, in hectares, measured from Landsat satellite images by the University of Maryland and published by Global Forest Watch. It counts every patch where most of the canopy was cleared or died — for farms, logging, mining, roads, fire or storms.
What the number is: Tree cover loss (hectares, where canopy cover exceeded 30% in 2000).
09Where it fits
Connections
Its part in the Country Index, the statistics whose values line up most closely with it across countries, and others on the same subject.
In the Country Index
Context, with no vote
This statistic is published in full under Environment & Sustainability, but does not help decide any Country Index standing.
Moves with
Where tree cover loss is higher, these tend to be higher too.
- Agricultural EmissionsFAO · 191 countries in commonρ 0.64
- Total PopulationUN DESA Population Division · 209 countries in commonρ 0.62
- Land AreaFAO · 207 countries in commonρ 0.60
Moves against
Where tree cover loss is higher, these tend to be lower.
- Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 112 countries in commonρ −0.59
- Cereal Import Dependency RatioFAO · 160 countries in commonρ −0.57
Rank correlation (ρ, from −1 to 1) across countries, on each statistic’s newest edition, out of 312 statistics sharing at least 80 countries with this one. Two statistics that move together do not cause each other.
11Questions
Tree cover loss: questions and answers
Which country has the highest tree cover loss?
Canada, at 6,225,187.103, among the 210 countries compared in 2025.
Which country has the lowest tree cover loss?
27 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000, among the 210 compared in 2025, so no single country is named.
How many countries does the Tree Cover Loss cover?
210 in 2025.
What is the world average tree cover loss?
This site does not calculate a world average, which would depend on how countries are weighted. In the middle country of the 210 compared in 2025, the figure was 3,774.621.
Is this World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland)’s own ranking?
No ranking is shown. World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) publishes values only, and too many countries share the same value for an ordering to mean anything, so none is derived.
How often is the Tree Cover Loss published?
This site holds 25 editions, describing 2001 to 2025.
Where does the data come from, and can I download it?
From World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland), under CC BY 4.0. From Global Forest Watch, run by the World Resources Institute, using the University of Maryland's tree cover loss data at the 30% canopy threshold its website uses. Disputed areas that the world boundary map draws separately are not counted in any country. Every edition is on this site’s Datasets pages as a full table, and downloads as a CSV file with every value unrounded.
12Method
Sources, method and citation
Source
Tree Cover Loss — World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland)
From Global Forest Watch, run by the World Resources Institute, using the University of Maryland's tree cover loss data at the 30% canopy threshold its website uses. Disputed areas that the world boundary map draws separately are not counted in any country.
Newest edition
Report year 2025Data year 2025
Cite the source as: Hansen, M. C., Potapov, P. V., Moore, R., Hancher, M., et al. (2013). High-Resolution Global Maps of 21st-Century Forest Cover Change. Science 342: 850–53. doi:10.1126/science.1244693. Accessed through Global Forest Watch (World Resources Institute).
Licence: CC BY 4.0, checked 2026-09-29.
How this page reads the numbers
- No rank or position is shown: World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) publishes values only, and too many countries share the same value for an ordering to mean anything.
- This statistic has no better end, so the page describes higher and lower values and never calls a country a leader.
- A country is named at an end only when it holds that value alone. Where several share it, the page says how many and names none first.
- Values are stored exactly as published and trimmed only for display. “The middle country” is the median of the countries measured, not a world average.
The file itself, column by column — where it came from, what each column holds, and every edition as a CSV — is on its dataset page.
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Tree cover loss by country: Tree Cover Loss, data from World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland). https://nationsinquiry.com/statistics/tree-cover-loss