Deforestation statistics for Georgia

Georgia: Demographic data

Population (2022)	3,989,167
Annual population growth rate (2022)	-0.20%
Population density (people/sq km)	57
Net migration	-10,000
Fertility rate	2.1
Median age	38
Urban population share	58%

Georgia: Land cover and land use change data

Land area (sq km): 69,490

Tree cover (30%)
Tree cover extent in 2000 (ha): 3,144,585
Tree cover extent as % of land area: 45.3%

Tree cover loss from 2001-20 (ha): 10,389
Tree cover extent as % of 2000 tree cover: 0.3%

Georgia: Annual forest and tree cover data

Georgia: Tree cover loss by year

30% tree cover threshold; all figures in hectares

Year: Hectares
2001: 667
2002: 536
2003: 292
2004: 1,967
2005: 549
2006: 531
2007: 992
2008: 746
2009: 448
2010: 819
2011: 540
2012: 473
2013: 252
2014: 114
2015: 43
2016: 523
2017: 208
2018: 300
2019: 166
2020: 222

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 1)

Sub-national admin area 1	Tree cover extent (2001) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Abkhazia	584,980	262	307	167	210	946	0.2%
Samtskhe-Javakheti	168,327	1,488	1,189	295	266	3,237	1.9%
Shida Kartli	242,793	254	209	52	67	581	0.2%
Tbilisi	1,722	2	7	3	2	14	0.8%
Ajaria	197,085	157	160	27	94	438	0.2%
Guria	113,821	90	92	35	43	260	0.2%
Imereti	352,067	470	328	120	97	1,014	0.3%
Kakheti	369,513	505	439	211	85	1,241	0.3%
Kvemo Kartli	142,783	265	263	176	59	763	0.5%
Mtskheta-Mtianeti	304,755	216	194	97	110	617	0.2%
Racha-Lechkhumi-Kvemo Svaneti	333,597	99	75	114	134	423	0.1%
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti	333,128	204	273	125	252	854	0.3%

Tree cover loss by year at the subnational level (administrative level 2)

Sub-national admin area 1	Admin area 2	Tree cover extent (2000) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-05) ha	Tree cover loss (2006-10) ha	Tree cover loss (2011-15) ha	Tree cover loss (2016-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) ha	Tree cover loss (2001-20) %
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti	Zugdidi	18,975	19	53	13	37	122	0.6%
Abkhazia	Gali	45,114	12	13	7	6	37	0.1%
Abkhazia	Gudauta	93,741	83	70	16	60	230	0.2%
Abkhazia	Gulripshi	135,760	81	87	34	45	248	0.2%
Abkhazia	Ochamchire	114,725	36	61	81	50	229	0.2%
Abkhazia	Sokhumi	113,259	31	37	19	26	112	0.1%
Samtskhe-Javakheti	Adigeni	38,820	445	508	22	37	1,012	2.6%
Samtskhe-Javakheti	Akhalkalaki	5,838	9	25	10	8	52	0.9%
Samtskhe-Javakheti	Akhaltsikhe	37,737	198	85	161	24	468	1.2%
Samtskhe-Javakheti	Aspindza	15,123	13	16	10	3	42	0.3%
Samtskhe-Javakheti	Borjomi	69,287	805	536	82	194	1,616	2.3%
Samtskhe-Javakheti	Ninotsminda	1,524	19	18	10	0	46	3.0%
Shida Kartli	Gori	82,993	117	83	21	11	231	0.3%
Shida Kartli	Java	55,280	8	40	8	16	72	0.1%
Shida Kartli	Kareli	47,037	24	13	3	10	50	0.1%
Shida Kartli	Kaspi	27,046	7	9	4	5	25	0.1%
Shida Kartli	Khashuri	30,438	98	63	17	24	203	0.7%
Tbilisi	Tbilisi	1,722	2	7	3	2	14	0.8%
Ajaria	Batumi	30,841	9	21	4	2	35	0.1%
Ajaria	Keda	39,139	34	36	5	6	81	0.2%
Ajaria	Khulo	35,052	37	35	3	7	82	0.2%
Ajaria	Kobuleti	50,482	36	27	9	12	85	0.2%
Ajaria	Shuakhevi	41,571	41	41	6	68	155	0.4%
Guria	Chokhatauri	54,194	68	70	16	27	182	0.3%
Guria	Lanchkhuti	26,887	5	4	3	5	16	0.1%
Guria	Ozurgeti	32,739	17	18	16	11	62	0.2%
Imereti	Bagdati	57,549	50	31	16	19	116	0.2%
Imereti	Tskaltubo	21,488	56	53	5	6	120	0.6%
Imereti	Vani	37,418	50	27	12	0	89	0.2%
Imereti	Zestaponi	22,215	25	56	7	6	93	0.4%
Imereti	Chiatura	29,507	56	44	46	13	160	0.5%
Imereti	Kharagauli	69,068	68	29	10	15	122	0.2%
Imereti	Khoni	16,034	4	4	1	0	9	0.1%
Imereti	Kutaisi	56	0	0	0	0	0	0.0%
Imereti	Sachkhere	57,967	57	20	6	12	94	0.2%
Imereti	Samtredia	7,049	1	1	0	1	3	0.0%
Imereti	Terjola	4,806	14	14	7	1	35	0.7%
Imereti	Tkibuli	28,911	87	49	11	25	173	0.6%
Kakheti	Akhmeta	104,346	114	134	78	33	359	0.3%
Kakheti	Dedoplis Tskaro	12,895	10	5	8	0	23	0.2%
Kakheti	Gurjaani	31,774	37	37	9	3	85	0.3%
Kakheti	Kvareli	56,431	69	48	14	11	142	0.3%
Kakheti	Lagodekhi	41,900	80	107	22	13	221	0.5%
Kakheti	Sagarejo	39,877	36	29	13	9	86	0.2%
Kakheti	Signagi	13,691	20	15	8	0	43	0.3%
Kakheti	Telavi	68,599	139	65	60	17	281	0.4%
Kvemo Kartli	Bolnisi	39,242	72	96	71	13	253	0.6%
Kvemo Kartli	Dmanisi	22,452	21	38	21	7	87	0.4%
Kvemo Kartli	Gardabani	13,378	17	15	5	29	67	0.5%
Kvemo Kartli	Marneuli	12,701	48	40	16	1	104	0.8%
Kvemo Kartli	Tetri Tskaro	46,398	54	50	49	8	161	0.3%
Kvemo Kartli	Tsalka	8,613	52	24	14	2	91	1.1%
Mtskheta-Mtianeti	Akhalgori	51,731	18	38	32	6	94	0.2%
Mtskheta-Mtianeti	Dusheti	142,757	115	98	41	70	325	0.2%
Mtskheta-Mtianeti	Kazbegi	13,367	25	24	5	29	84	0.6%
Mtskheta-Mtianeti	Mtskheta	37,396	11	7	12	4	34	0.1%
Mtskheta-Mtianeti	Tianeti	59,504	46	26	8	1	81	0.1%
Racha-Lechkhumi-Kvemo Svaneti	Ambrolauri	88,553	32	14	23	29	98	0.1%
Racha-Lechkhumi-Kvemo Svaneti	Lentekhi	81,299	40	27	24	12	103	0.1%
Racha-Lechkhumi-Kvemo Svaneti	Oni	109,815	20	21	57	81	179	0.2%
Racha-Lechkhumi-Kvemo Svaneti	Tsageri	53,931	7	12	11	13	43	0.1%
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti	Abasha	3,280	0	0	0	1	2	0.1%
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti	Chkhorotsku	35,371	14	14	8	22	57	0.2%
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti	Khobi	29,095	5	14	6	9	33	0.1%
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti	Martvili	47,246	32	18	17	25	92	0.2%
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti	Mestia	140,915	108	86	50	112	356	0.3%
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti	Senaki	20,259	13	33	6	22	74	0.4%
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti	Tsalenjikha	37,987	13	57	26	23	119	0.3%
Abkhazia	Gagra	82,382	19	39	10	23	91	0.1%

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2019 forest data for Georgia | Archived forest data for Georgia | Forest data for Georgia

Data Source: Tree cover loss: Hansen/UMD/Google/USGS/NASA via Global Forest Watch. Administrative boundaries: Global Administrative Areas database (GADM), version 3.6.

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