Chart TimelapseTree cover loss by country, 2001–2024
Brazil led in 2001; by 2024 Russia (5.18M ha) and Canada (5.16M ha) were ahead of Brazil (4.39M ha), with Bolivia fourth.
▶ From the Short: Russia and Canada now lose more tree cover than Brazil
Tree cover lost per year, hectares. Tap the chart to read values for a year. Add up to 8 countries.
Ranking in 2024
| # | Country | Tree cover lost per year, hectares |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 5.18M ha |
| 2 | Canada | 5.16M ha |
| 3 | Brazil | 4.39M ha |
| 4 | Bolivia | 1.81M ha |
| 5 | United States | 1.59M ha |
| 6 | DR Congo | 1.38M ha |
| 7 | Indonesia | 1.12M ha |
| 8 | China | 674K ha |
| 9 | Laos | 351K ha |
| 10 | Mexico | 330K ha |
| 11 | Sweden | 315K ha |
| 12 | Mozambique | 298K ha |
| 13 | Angola | 283K ha |
| 14 | Malaysia | 282K ha |
| 15 | Myanmar | 277K ha |
| 16 | Peru | 268K ha |
| 17 | Paraguay | 266K ha |
| 18 | Finland | 234K ha |
| 19 | Madagascar | 231K ha |
| 20 | Zambia | 229K ha |
| 21 | Tanzania | 226K ha |
| 22 | Colombia | 213K ha |
| 23 | Argentina | 203K ha |
| 24 | Australia | 181K ha |
| 25 | Cameroon | 179K ha |
| 26 | Liberia | 166K ha |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 165K ha |
| 28 | Nicaragua | 158K ha |
| 29 | Guinea | 147K ha |
| 30 | Venezuela | 144K ha |
| 31 | Guatemala | 142K ha |
| 32 | Thailand | 142K ha |
| 33 | Sierra Leone | 131K ha |
| 34 | Vietnam | 128K ha |
| 35 | India | 126K ha |
| 36 | Congo | 114K ha |
| 37 | Ghana | 108K ha |
| 38 | Guyana | 107K ha |
| 39 | Nigeria | 106K ha |
| 40 | Cambodia | 93.4K ha |
| 41 | Germany | 89.4K ha |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | 81.9K ha |
| 43 | Ukraine | 80.2K ha |
| 44 | France | 78.5K ha |
| 45 | Spain | 77.9K ha |
| 46 | Honduras | 74.9K ha |
| 47 | Poland | 71.5K ha |
| 48 | Belarus | 71.1K ha |
| 49 | Norway | 66.3K ha |
| 50 | Uganda | 64.8K ha |
| 51 | Ecuador | 61.9K ha |
| 52 | Central African Rep. | 60.5K ha |
| 53 | Philippines | 59.1K ha |
| 54 | Latvia | 56.6K ha |
| 55 | Japan | 53.6K ha |
| 56 | Chile | 47.6K ha |
| 57 | Portugal | 43.4K ha |
| 58 | Türkiye | 39.9K ha |
| 59 | South Africa | 39.5K ha |
| 60 | New Zealand | 39.4K ha |
| 61 | Estonia | 34.9K ha |
| 62 | Belize | 34.0K ha |
| 63 | Suriname | 34.0K ha |
| 64 | Italy | 32.8K ha |
| 65 | Gabon | 28.9K ha |
| 66 | Ethiopia | 27.8K ha |
| 67 | Austria | 27.4K ha |
| 68 | United Kingdom | 22.8K ha |
| 69 | Lithuania | 22.3K ha |
| 70 | Panama | 21.5K ha |
| 71 | Romania | 20.0K ha |
| 72 | Czechia | 19.6K ha |
| 73 | Malawi | 17.1K ha |
| 74 | Bangladesh | 15.9K ha |
| 75 | South Korea | 15.6K ha |
| 76 | Kenya | 14.1K ha |
| 77 | Chad | 13.1K ha |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 13.0K ha |
| 79 | Hungary | 12.7K ha |
| 80 | Greece | 12.4K ha |
| 81 | North Korea | 12.0K ha |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 11.7K ha |
| 83 | Uruguay | 11.4K ha |
| 84 | Solomon Islands | 11.1K ha |
| 85 | Cuba | 10.1K ha |
| 86 | Guinea-Bissau | 9.3K ha |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 8.3K ha |
| 88 | Equatorial Guinea | 7.7K ha |
| 89 | Slovakia | 7.6K ha |
| 90 | Croatia | 7.4K ha |
| 91 | Ireland | 7.3K ha |
| 92 | Belgium | 6.1K ha |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 5.8K ha |
| 94 | Togo | 5.7K ha |
| 95 | South Sudan | 5.5K ha |
| 96 | Bulgaria | 5.3K ha |
| 97 | French Guiana | 4.5K ha |
| 98 | Algeria | 4.4K ha |
| 99 | Switzerland | 4.1K ha |
| 100 | Serbia | 4.1K ha |
| 101 | Slovenia | 3.7K ha |
| 102 | Taiwan | 3.7K ha |
| 103 | Denmark | 3.6K ha |
| 104 | Rwanda | 3.6K ha |
| 105 | Kazakhstan | 2.9K ha |
| 106 | Mongolia | 2.7K ha |
| 107 | Nepal | 2.6K ha |
| 108 | Eswatini | 2.4K ha |
| 109 | Haiti | 2.4K ha |
| 110 | Burundi | 2.1K ha |
| 111 | Bosnia & Herz. | 2.1K ha |
| 112 | North Macedonia | 2.0K ha |
| 113 | Bahamas | 2.0K ha |
| 114 | Jamaica | 1.8K ha |
| 115 | Moldova | 1.8K ha |
| 116 | New Caledonia | 1.8K ha |
| 117 | El Salvador | 1.7K ha |
| 118 | Tunisia | 1.7K ha |
| 119 | Netherlands | 1.5K ha |
| 120 | Morocco | 1.4K ha |
| 121 | Benin | 1.4K ha |
| 122 | Bhutan | 1.2K ha |
| 123 | Mayotte | 1.2K ha |
| 124 | Trinidad & Tobago | 1.1K ha |
| 125 | Fiji | 1.1K ha |
| 126 | Brunei | 1.0K ha |
| 127 | Syria | 985 ha |
| 128 | Aland Islands | 951 ha |
| 129 | East Timor | 941 ha |
| 130 | Albania | 877 ha |
| 131 | Montenegro | 632 ha |
| 132 | Luxembourg | 585 ha |
| 133 | Lebanon | 505 ha |
| 134 | Comoros | 494 ha |
| 135 | Georgia | 486 ha |
| 136 | Puerto Rico | 364 ha |
| 137 | Vanuatu | 304 ha |
| 138 | Mali | 237 ha |
| 139 | Grenada | 229 ha |
| 140 | Azerbaijan | 163 ha |
| 141 | Cyprus | 158 ha |
| 142 | Senegal | 154 ha |
| 143 | Somalia | 140 ha |
| 144 | Pakistan | 103 ha |
| 145 | Singapore | 64 ha |
| 146 | Iran | 61 ha |
| 147 | Israel | 61 ha |
| 148 | Martinique | 57 ha |
| 149 | Kyrgyzstan | 52 ha |
| 150 | Dominica | 46 ha |
| 151 | Antigua & Barbuda | 42 ha |
| 152 | St Vincent | 41 ha |
| 153 | Libya | 40 ha |
| 154 | Cayman Islands | 36 ha |
| 155 | Egypt | 30 ha |
| 156 | Armenia | 29 ha |
| 157 | Guadeloupe | 29 ha |
| 158 | Sudan | 27 ha |
| 159 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 21 ha |
| 160 | United States Virgin Islands | 21 ha |
| 161 | Saint Lucia | 19 ha |
| 162 | Maldives | 19 ha |
| 163 | Andorra | 17 ha |
| 164 | Gambia | 15 ha |
| 165 | Barbados | 8.5 ha |
| 166 | Afghanistan | 7.9 ha |
| 167 | Palau | 6.9 ha |
| 168 | Liechtenstein | 5.3 ha |
| 169 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.2 ha |
| 170 | Saint Martin (French part) | 4.0 ha |
| 171 | Uzbekistan | 3.2 ha |
| 172 | Curacao | 2.3 ha |
| 173 | Iraq | 1.9 ha |
| 174 | Lesotho | 1.3 ha |
| 175 | Botswana | 1.2 ha |
| 176 | Jordan | 1.1 ha |
| 177 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.0 ha |
| 178 | Namibia | 1.0 ha |
| 179 | Montserrat | 0.9 ha |
| 180 | Palestine | 0.7 ha |
| 181 | Tajikistan | 0.5 ha |
| 182 | San Marino | 0.2 ha |
| 183 | British Virgin Islands | 0.1 ha |
| 184 | Anguilla | 0.0 ha |
| 185 | Aruba | 0.0 ha |
| 186 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0.0 ha |
| 187 | Burkina Faso | 0.0 ha |
| 188 | Eritrea | 0.0 ha |
| 189 | Malta | 0.0 ha |
| 190 | Mauritania | 0.0 ha |
| 191 | Mauritius | 0.0 ha |
| 192 | Micronesia | 0.0 ha |
| 193 | Niger | 0.0 ha |
| 194 | Reunion | 0.0 ha |
| 195 | São Tomé & Príncipe | 0.0 ha |
| 196 | Seychelles | 0.0 ha |
| 197 | Turkmenistan | 0.0 ha |
Tree cover loss counts all canopy removal (wildfires, logging and clearing), not only permanent deforestation.
Source: Global Forest Watch (2025) via Our World in Data. CC BY 4.0. Values are as published; gaps mean the source has no figure for that year.
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