STATISTICS: ALL FORESTS
TROPICAL FORESTS
Deforestation data can be highly contentious due to variances in how forest cover is measured, how deforestation is defined, and whether or not forest regrowth and plantations are incorporated. For example, different bodies use different definitions of forest cover and deforestation. Some may refer to "gross forest loss", which looks at total loss of tree cover whether or not it is offset by forest gain in the form of secondary forest recovery, reforestation, or afforestation. Others may consider only "net forest loss", whereby deforestation is offset by forest gain. For this reason, consistent data sources are important to tracking forest loss over time. For example, 1990s data from the U.N. Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) and 2000s data from the University of Maryland are not directly comparable. If one wants to compare the 1990s deforestation rate with the 2000s deforestation rate, a single source should be used. And even in that case, it is critical to look at the methodology used between the time periods — FAO data is not always comparable over long time frames due to changes in various definitions.
Gross forest loss
This table below show gross forest loss from a data set developed by researchers led by the University of Maryland's Matthew Hansen. Gross forest loss includes all sources of forest loss from clearing of natural forest to cyclical harvesting of plantations. For that reason, "forest loss" may not accurately reflect deforestation in countries with high plantation cover. For example, roughly 25 percent of Vietnam's tree cover is plantations, meaning that harvesting of industrial timber plantations shows up as "forest loss". Primary forest data
Area | Tree cover | Tree cover | Tree cover | Tree cover | % loss of | avg | biomass | carbon | ||
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30% tree cover | Area | extent | extent | extent | loss | 2010 extent | biomass | biomass | loss (Mt) | emissions (Mt) |
contry | Units: ha | 2000 | 2010 | 2018 | 2010-2018 | 2010-2018 | metric tons (Mt) | Mt/ha | 2001-2018 | 2001-2018 |
Afghanistan | 64482820 | 206276 | 71948 | 71778 | 170 | 0.2% | 26467061 | 128 | 230826 | 423225 |
Albania | 2882414 | 650720 | 590849 | 575638 | 15211 | 2.6% | 87454693 | 134 | 6152156 | 11278957 |
Algeria | 231082593 | 1235429 | 829421 | 727503 | 101918 | 12.3% | 139280577 | 113 | 17414484 | 31926455 |
Andorra | 45596 | 19141 | 19096 | 19064 | 32 | 0.2% | 3335584 | 174 | 14178 | 25999 |
Angola | 124860517 | 55341830 | 53896051 | 52234851 | 1661200 | 3.1% | 6135847940 | 111 | 338774386 | 621086336 |
Anguilla | 8518 | 2126 | 1391 | 1386 | 5 | 0.4% | 150589 | 71 | 3422 | 6272 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 44342 | 19402 | 20064 | 19700 | 364 | 1.8% | 2060064 | 106 | 86060 | 157794 |
Argentina | 278309812 | 39132927 | 38426726 | 36011709 | 2415017 | 6.3% | 3082056020 | 79 | 432648332 | 793188532 |
Armenia | 2973717 | 337343 | 249349 | 248816 | 533 | 0.2% | 42686110 | 127 | 285418 | 523280 |
Australia | 769344924 | 42365932 | 39563301 | 37577767 | 1985534 | 5.0% | 5387018593 | 127 | 453002734 | 830504967 |
Austria | 8410110 | 4347787 | 4360817 | 4243865 | 116952 | 2.7% | 771317702 | 177 | 57163103 | 104799021 |
Azerbaijan | 8644812 | 1271554 | 1084820 | 1083397 | 1423 | 0.1% | 146916140 | 116 | 859933 | 1576507 |
Bahamas | 1356982 | 303654 | 344289 | 331981 | 12308 | 3.6% | 21131988 | 70 | 1566052 | 2871083 |
Bangladesh | 13985190 | 1942807 | 2221105 | 2111804 | 109301 | 4.9% | 346146646 | 178 | 31302368 | 57387668 |
Barbados | 44018 | 5297 | 6431 | 6233 | 198 | 3.1% | 721327 | 136 | 47768 | 87572 |
Belarus | 20750365 | 9139900 | 9508740 | 9070538 | 438202 | 4.6% | 929100770 | 101 | 95117559 | 174382214 |
Belgium | 3076014 | 866998 | 891878 | 856921 | 34957 | 3.9% | 162243401 | 187 | 17876314 | 32773250 |
Belize | 2204305 | 1750192 | 1753326 | 1622089 | 131237 | 7.5% | 330650907 | 189 | 38210222 | 70052078 |
Benin | 11563620 | 168931 | 436526 | 423635 | 12891 | 3.0% | 20613417 | 122 | 4501036 | 8251891 |
Bermuda | 7170 | 609 | 789 | 787 | 2 | 0.3% | 63104 | 103 | 749 | 1373 |
Bhutan | 3898581 | 2590765 | 2521994 | 2512484 | 9510 | 0.4% | 763354079 | 295 | 5018610 | 9200771 |
Bolivia | 108439827 | 64569139 | 62760344 | 60315917 | 2444427 | 3.9% | 11556527101 | 179 | 837662955 | 1535715394 |
Bonaire | 32648 | 2432 | 3737 | 3718 | 19 | 0.5% | 317438 | 131 | 8862 | 16250 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5115370 | 2662596 | 2584351 | 2569643 | 14708 | 0.6% | 461452168 | 173 | 5018027 | 9199709 |
Botswana | 57821958 | 20367 | 4597 | 4527 | 70 | 1.5% | 1255772 | 61 | 33805 | 61971 |
Brazil | 851849027 | 520074678 | 499062352 | 474468720 | 24593632 | 4.9% | 1.18E+11 | 228 | 9999442453 | 18332311082 |
British Virgin Islands | 17537 | 7467 | 7186 | 6930 | 256 | 3.6% | 1177568 | 157 | 52453 | 96163 |
Brunei Darussalam | 581253 | 532025 | 531467 | 517705 | 13762 | 2.6% | 169936991 | 320 | 7264157 | 13317635 |
Bulgaria | 11200370 | 4155263 | 3973109 | 3917075 | 56034 | 1.4% | 534301979 | 129 | 16658440 | 30540513 |
Burkina Faso | 27377239 | 132 | 2243 | 2228 | 15 | 0.7% | 13808 | 104 | 13693 | 25112 |
Burundi | 2711445 | 541896 | 557534 | 544479 | 13055 | 2.3% | 53692623 | 99 | 3103072 | 5688964 |
Cambodia | 18187021 | 8830622 | 7660295 | 6371521 | 1288774 | 16.8% | 1974956732 | 224 | 499548289 | 915838544 |
Cameroon | 46654095 | 31489915 | 30573109 | 29723246 | 849863 | 2.8% | 7324167331 | 233 | 258513795 | 473941949 |
Canada | 984104684 | 418232032 | 421570143 | 401886696 | 19683447 | 4.7% | 28149070950 | 67 | 3203184054 | 5872504103 |
Cayman Islands | 28471 | 13480 | 14389 | 14128 | 261 | 1.8% | 1292275 | 96 | 42260 | 77479 |
Central African Republic | 62072066 | 47112079 | 47279462 | 46887364 | 392098 | 0.8% | 6775943275 | 144 | 132995757 | 243825539 |
Chad | 127069796 | 410220 | 623014 | 594228 | 28786 | 4.6% | 44826386 | 109 | 4588616 | 8412456 |
Chile | 75900125 | 19301634 | 20812767 | 19804208 | 1008559 | 4.8% | 2415639696 | 125 | 252283661 | 462520043 |
China | 938827893 | 162894983 | 154579340 | 149975212 | 4604128 | 3.0% | 22317230576 | 137 | 1657778346 | 3039260338 |
Colombia | 113919807 | 81961213 | 81899703 | 79928123 | 1971580 | 2.4% | 19551246426 | 238 | 872479400 | 1599545399 |
Comoros | 168146 | 134807 | 132171 | 127637 | 4534 | 3.4% | 26952541 | 200 | 934411 | 1713089 |
Congo | 34208005 | 26413136 | 26661655 | 26184460 | 477195 | 1.8% | 6536384876 | 248 | 147924702 | 271195282 |
Costa Rica | 5136412 | 3924442 | 3881314 | 3789989 | 91325 | 2.4% | 778406617 | 198 | 44640690 | 81841280 |
Cote d'Ivoire | 32200529 | 14887323 | 13967498 | 12167118 | 1800380 | 12.9% | 1885768687 | 127 | 398587147 | 730743069 |
Croatia | 5752340 | 2447434 | 2363795 | 2325971 | 37824 | 1.6% | 371516082 | 152 | 11796445 | 21626911 |
Cuba | 11125199 | 4025055 | 4251030 | 4039390 | 211640 | 5.0% | 463862486 | 115 | 46400222 | 85067089 |
Curacao | 44159 | 5262 | 4573 | 4551 | 22 | 0.5% | 389295 | 74 | 3654 | 6702 |
Cyprus | 573562 | 89914 | 91900 | 90622 | 1278 | 1.4% | 9187357 | 102 | 263866 | 483750 |
Czech Republic | 7902673 | 3088875 | 3234592 | 3080178 | 154414 | 4.8% | 510002066 | 165 | 54163039 | 99298913 |
DR Congo | 233128656 | 199454589 | 198625853 | 190148802 | 8477051 | 4.3% | 43043435817 | 216 | 2994939283 | 5490721989 |
Denmark | 4334062 | 665997 | 723310 | 693552 | 29758 | 4.1% | 61278391 | 92 | 8262699 | 15148273 |
Dominica | 76129 | 71342 | 71120 | 46701 | 24419 | 34.3% | 16834705 | 236 | 6129841 | 11238039 |
Dominican Republic | 4833538 | 2588093 | 2465872 | 2326991 | 138881 | 5.6% | 372560234 | 144 | 45389181 | 83213464 |
Ecuador | 25701150 | 19079243 | 19279664 | 18898011 | 381653 | 2.0% | 4654516731 | 244 | 190882277 | 349950866 |
Egypt | 98459643 | 155235 | 144185 | 143256 | 929 | 0.6% | 12050789 | 78 | 146048 | 267778 |
El Salvador | 2063521 | 999338 | 931791 | 905853 | 25938 | 2.8% | 158031917 | 158 | 11947111 | 21903069 |
Equatorial Guinea | 2703305 | 2660913 | 2636605 | 2560482 | 76123 | 2.9% | 727024820 | 273 | 26639183 | 48838510 |
Estonia | 4577367 | 2657752 | 2744611 | 2517312 | 227299 | 8.3% | 223539350 | 84 | 39436705 | 72300702 |
Ethiopia | 113039311 | 12051696 | 12372736 | 12167680 | 205056 | 1.7% | 1810801463 | 150 | 65710491 | 120469194 |
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 1249748 | 2202 | 16911 | 16911 | 0 | 0.0% | 176481 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
Fiji | 1818450 | 1561109 | 1423011 | 1400149 | 22862 | 1.6% | 340583532 | 218 | 8879047 | 16278263 |
Finland | 33729369 | 21645453 | 22835545 | 21160186 | 1675359 | 7.3% | 1316643186 | 61 | 258748129 | 474371568 |
France | 55029561 | 16806987 | 16862362 | 16419241 | 443121 | 2.6% | 2958211350 | 176 | 184272420 | 337832784 |
French Guiana | 8342251 | 8173516 | 8168626 | 8131994 | 36632 | 0.4% | 2933412585 | 359 | 21660780 | 39711440 |
Gabon | 26484416 | 24715457 | 24724452 | 24472327 | 252125 | 1.0% | 6652030006 | 269 | 95996290 | 175993179 |
Gambia | 1072542 | 4585 | 3897 | 3770 | 127 | 3.3% | 384824 | 84 | 57873 | 106107 |
Georgia | 7001072 | 3151515 | 2996533 | 2994091 | 2442 | 0.1% | 515219490 | 163 | 1663562 | 3049871 |
Germany | 35908691 | 12586902 | 12842911 | 12620010 | 222901 | 1.7% | 2202942549 | 175 | 127380943 | 233531796 |
Ghana | 23878697 | 6972040 | 7050775 | 6331329 | 719446 | 10.2% | 959501549 | 138 | 159096530 | 291676966 |
Gibraltar | 752 | 121 | 114 | 114 | 0 | 0.0% | 12045 | 100 | 43 | 79 |
Greece | 13288804 | 3675669 | 3623355 | 3568264 | 55091 | 1.5% | 395745081 | 108 | 18259169 | 33475134 |
Grenada | 36548 | 28729 | 27760 | 27367 | 393 | 1.4% | 6037362 | 210 | 381027 | 698544 |
Guadeloupe | 167024 | 95560 | 102549 | 101512 | 1037 | 1.0% | 18633023 | 195 | 392344 | 719283 |
Guatemala | 10961561 | 7722448 | 7061727 | 6435023 | 626704 | 8.9% | 1277571421 | 166 | 238346002 | 436967758 |
Guernsey | 9194 | 1548 | 1986 | 1986 | 0 | 0.0% | 192784 | 125 | 556 | 1018 |
Guinea | 24512516 | 8168916 | 8032957 | 6908265 | 1124692 | 14.0% | 1053902703 | 129 | 167176363 | 306490013 |
Guinea-Bissau | 3402910 | 1071797 | 1128748 | 1027617 | 101131 | 9.0% | 125282380 | 117 | 17082910 | 31318672 |
Guyana | 21009072 | 19022010 | 19078398 | 18966602 | 111796 | 0.6% | 5688684386 | 299 | 48874788 | 89603765 |
Haiti | 2722576 | 861280 | 795099 | 751073 | 44026 | 5.5% | 116393544 | 135 | 9582710 | 17568303 |
Honduras | 11277354 | 7770738 | 7584192 | 6967648 | 616544 | 8.1% | 1264999034 | 163 | 182995768 | 335492334 |
Hong Kong | 115182 | 62586 | 63488 | 63114 | 374 | 0.6% | 10751684 | 172 | 93736 | 171855 |
Hungary | 9336372 | 1999182 | 2000916 | 1903612 | 97304 | 4.9% | 248095918 | 124 | 27508280 | 50431898 |
India | 315797189 | 38887201 | 34484183 | 33466275 | 1017908 | 3.0% | 8885993915 | 228 | 352196686 | 645693950 |
Indonesia | 189408945 | 160850864 | 157998604 | 144460837 | 13537767 | 8.6% | 43184602852 | 268 | 5726418274 | 10498433513 |
Iran, Islamic Republic of | 162325171 | 1734580 | 1373153 | 1372192 | 961 | 0.1% | 182139984 | 105 | 386007 | 707675 |
Iraq | 44581425 | 17549 | 27530 | 27514 | 16 | 0.1% | 1692442 | 96 | 14704 | 26958 |
Ireland | 7053760 | 842870 | 1502669 | 1454809 | 47860 | 3.2% | 130216533 | 154 | 20910848 | 38336559 |
Isle of Man | 58777 | 13393 | 16255 | 16097 | 158 | 1.0% | 1728949 | 129 | 51675 | 94738 |
Israel | 2218983 | 29519 | 29122 | 27584 | 1538 | 5.3% | 2776008 | 94 | 240969 | 441791 |
Italy | 30128529 | 9334106 | 9452533 | 9272177 | 180356 | 1.9% | 1196983748 | 128 | 36280480 | 66514246 |
Jamaica | 1103583 | 770116 | 756747 | 738242 | 18505 | 2.4% | 151364256 | 197 | 8969987 | 16444967 |
Japan | 37442516 | 26501547 | 26369542 | 26051176 | 318366 | 1.2% | 4478656558 | 169 | 117791610 | 215951254 |
Jersey | 12868 | 1591 | 1786 | 1775 | 11 | 0.6% | 206769 | 130 | 4823 | 8841 |
Jordan | 8923352 | 2283 | 2779 | 2778 | 1 | 0.0% | 208345 | 91 | 628 | 1155 |
Kazakhstan | 273275761 | 4246194 | 4533509 | 4517866 | 15643 | 0.3% | 446790289 | 105 | 6818982 | 12501466 |
Kenya | 58707356 | 3332315 | 3348453 | 3211118 | 137335 | 4.1% | 470439511 | 141 | 56658512 | 103873963 |
Korea, North | 12313798 | 5209781 | 5009558 | 4932733 | 76825 | 1.5% | 536231960 | 103 | 22962990 | 42098757 |
Korea, South | 10070058 | 5383713 | 5121711 | 4988324 | 133387 | 2.6% | 594504741 | 110 | 26756329 | 49053267 |
Kyrgyzstan | 19892787 | 675603 | 578443 | 578130 | 313 | 0.1% | 71227909 | 106 | 267994 | 491324 |
Laos | 23046616 | 19166642 | 17976807 | 15928697 | 2048110 | 11.4% | 4407055192 | 230 | 630539781 | 1155989598 |
Latvia | 6482539 | 3560230 | 3697708 | 3388394 | 309314 | 8.4% | 336350780 | 94 | 71862319 | 131747586 |
Lebanon | 1029487 | 65664 | 58154 | 56534 | 1620 | 2.8% | 6543484 | 100 | 387246 | 709972 |
Lesotho | 3062100 | 6084 | 10618 | 10560 | 58 | 0.5% | 592405 | 97 | 9596 | 17593 |
Liberia | 9613938 | 9404991 | 9303534 | 8111917 | 1191617 | 12.8% | 1672633861 | 178 | 254263940 | 466150542 |
Libya | 161660209 | 6836 | 4528 | 4414 | 114 | 2.5% | 584816 | 85 | 23210 | 42546 |
Liechtenstein | 16695 | 9340 | 9168 | 9142 | 26 | 0.3% | 1526525 | 163 | 18665 | 34204 |
Lithuania | 6515546 | 2342016 | 2415458 | 2258977 | 156481 | 6.5% | 237474990 | 101 | 35672003 | 65398647 |
Luxembourg | 259566 | 102039 | 104193 | 100785 | 3408 | 3.3% | 21014318 | 206 | 1522419 | 2791103 |
Macao | 3604 | 416 | 436 | 428 | 8 | 1.8% | 262 | 1 | 18 | 33 |
Macedonia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of | 2492809 | 784679 | 617161 | 604084 | 13077 | 2.1% | 109049802 | 139 | 5557276 | 10188311 |
Madagascar | 59199072 | 17155099 | 16450024 | 13879398 | 2570626 | 15.6% | 2970721802 | 173 | 658774546 | 1207753323 |
Malawi | 11847209 | 1527272 | 1476615 | 1371557 | 105058 | 7.1% | 200474354 | 131 | 24608317 | 45115278 |
Malaysia | 32996392 | 29466663 | 28667509 | 24653157 | 4014352 | 14.0% | 7829613551 | 266 | 1846239434 | 3384772232 |
Maldives | 31296 | 5581 | 2794 | 2774 | 20 | 0.7% | 151816 | 27 | 955 | 1752 |
Mali | 125176591 | 25144 | 49266 | 47302 | 1964 | 4.0% | 3022544 | 121 | 409499 | 750725 |
Malta | 33445 | 134 | 118 | 117 | 1 | 0.8% | 13641 | 103 | 1470 | 2689 |
Martinique | 113620 | 75536 | 78149 | 77157 | 992 | 1.3% | 15172707 | 200 | 522746 | 958376 |
Mauritius | 192938 | 71874 | 89794 | 88398 | 1396 | 1.6% | 13543865 | 189 | 577327 | 1058428 |
Mayotte | 40005 | 33957 | 33828 | 31986 | 1842 | 5.4% | 6871729 | 202 | 409194 | 750195 |
Mexico | 195579567 | 53302350 | 50467763 | 48674945 | 1792818 | 3.6% | 6291673889 | 118 | 486981202 | 892798931 |
Micronesia | 10536 | 6181 | 6212 | 6212 | 0 | 0.0% | 1603366 | 259 | 20720 | 37987 |
Moldova | 3401463 | 357705 | 360165 | 354346 | 5819 | 1.6% | 33671798 | 94 | 800933 | 1468373 |
Mongolia | 156741930 | 4094648 | 3556254 | 3471105 | 85149 | 2.4% | 341328566 | 83 | 39498760 | 72414417 |
Montenegro | 1337533 | 618107 | 581706 | 571859 | 9847 | 1.7% | 104444922 | 169 | 2668364 | 4892040 |
Montserrat | 10205 | 4616 | 4449 | 4426 | 23 | 0.5% | 897249 | 195 | 46689 | 85590 |
Morocco | 41387146 | 649326 | 406254 | 391195 | 15059 | 3.7% | 76481844 | 118 | 4034077 | 7395795 |
Mozambique | 78802572 | 28942387 | 26996897 | 25378374 | 1618523 | 6.0% | 3677518710 | 127 | 414030532 | 759055972 |
Myanmar | 67015182 | 42900884 | 40955392 | 38736935 | 2218457 | 5.4% | 10440515973 | 244 | 723739789 | 1326856260 |
Namibia | 82459014 | 3853 | 695 | 583 | 112 | 16.1% | 299737 | 78 | 103187 | 189174 |
Nepal | 14783624 | 5165432 | 4805818 | 4790296 | 15522 | 0.3% | 1366147459 | 265 | 11287089 | 20692983 |
Netherlands | 3798177 | 598168 | 717075 | 708730 | 8345 | 1.2% | 80960017 | 135 | 3558782 | 6524441 |
New Caledonia | 1891950 | 1443871 | 1401124 | 1389180 | 11944 | 0.9% | 252904131 | 175 | 3461445 | 6345972 |
New Zealand | 26764478 | 11271269 | 11449663 | 10864540 | 585123 | 5.1% | 1992554810 | 177 | 209486117 | 384057832 |
Nicaragua | 12855998 | 7794710 | 7639652 | 6980796 | 658856 | 8.6% | 1428522054 | 183 | 295499159 | 541748404 |
Nigeria | 91056311 | 10077588 | 10966046 | 10359529 | 606517 | 5.5% | 1402698585 | 139 | 109738753 | 201187712 |
Norway | 32625954 | 11770746 | 13088492 | 12738947 | 349545 | 2.7% | 948417303 | 81 | 57165523 | 104803464 |
Pakistan | 87477910 | 979466 | 648755 | 647689 | 1066 | 0.2% | 169875306 | 173 | 1558267 | 2856832 |
Palau | 50322 | 41665 | 40937 | 40759 | 178 | 0.4% | 11944456 | 287 | 199512 | 365749 |
Palestine, State of | 624347 | 623 | 865 | 861 | 4 | 0.5% | 58317 | 93 | 1851 | 3393 |
Panama | 7546887 | 5717306 | 5562465 | 5407139 | 155326 | 2.8% | 1262718179 | 221 | 80287050 | 147192961 |
Papua New Guinea | 46438536 | 42963161 | 42962396 | 42078875 | 883521 | 2.1% | 13577649342 | 316 | 401624094 | 736310808 |
Paraguay | 40026495 | 24330311 | 20482798 | 17631021 | 2851777 | 13.9% | 1854569447 | 76 | 448905068 | 822992659 |
Peru | 129441215 | 78145162 | 78839513 | 77110137 | 1729376 | 2.2% | 22335666238 | 286 | 748257678 | 1371805769 |
Philippines | 29787012 | 18686243 | 18478534 | 17842259 | 636275 | 3.4% | 4161307178 | 223 | 258864425 | 474584738 |
Poland | 31350864 | 10491313 | 10687199 | 10160176 | 527023 | 4.9% | 1263027618 | 121 | 131953380 | 241914604 |
Portugal | 9002184 | 2315092 | 2183044 | 1571073 | 611971 | 28.0% | 265369506 | 115 | 122671710 | 224898184 |
Puerto Rico | 904785 | 527580 | 544758 | 481935 | 62823 | 11.5% | 98511983 | 187 | 15721057 | 28821918 |
Reunion | 253200 | 171503 | 171206 | 167427 | 3779 | 2.2% | 33760444 | 197 | 1042348 | 1910949 |
Romania | 24056741 | 7988646 | 7724292 | 7571449 | 152843 | 2.0% | 1169928085 | 146 | 58408098 | 107081585 |
Russian Federation | 1690694660 | 761713047 | 755245239 | 719125192 | 36120047 | 4.8% | 61834055729 | 81 | 5219723666 | 9569493553 |
Rwanda | 2536885 | 499722 | 519959 | 500507 | 19452 | 3.7% | 66037800 | 132 | 4510239 | 8268763 |
Saint Barthelemy | 2580 | 622 | 560 | 560 | 0 | 0.0% | 60908 | 98 | 141 | 259 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis | 27245 | 13473 | 13970 | 13924 | 46 | 0.3% | 2569325 | 191 | 55372 | 101528 |
Saint Lucia | 62209 | 51137 | 50293 | 49850 | 443 | 0.9% | 10745584 | 210 | 199183 | 365167 |
Saint Martin (French part) | 5741 | 1858 | 1833 | 1813 | 20 | 1.1% | 245405 | 132 | 6272 | 11499 |
Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 22949 | 5456 | 10183 | 10177 | 6 | 0.1% | 96694 | 17 | 8 | 16 |
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 40492 | 29328 | 29886 | 29742 | 144 | 0.5% | 6135844 | 209 | 83088 | 152320 |
San Marino | 6307 | 860 | 1019 | 1019 | 0 | 0.0% | 86157 | 100 | 315 | 576 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 101099 | 14252 | 14252 | 14252 | 0 | 0.0% | 3548553 | 249 | 20465 | 37520 |
Senegal | 19716983 | 39601 | 47910 | 45760 | 2150 | 4.5% | 4084264 | 103 | 366135 | 671235 |
Serbia | 7850789 | 2740252 | 2533857 | 2505834 | 28023 | 1.1% | 436143659 | 159 | 8675239 | 15904607 |
Seychelles | 20878 | 6217 | 5612 | 5608 | 4 | 0.1% | 567223 | 91 | 719 | 1319 |
Sierra Leone | 7271458 | 5624817 | 5433671 | 4218687 | 1214984 | 22.4% | 704374486 | 125 | 171290430 | 314032477 |
Singapore | 70811 | 18935 | 20819 | 19570 | 1249 | 6.0% | 2983745 | 158 | 274847 | 503892 |
Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 3878 | 1032 | 862 | 851 | 11 | 1.3% | 122130 | 118 | 3461 | 6344 |
Slovakia | 4925716 | 2406717 | 2385120 | 2287479 | 97641 | 4.1% | 396730848 | 165 | 37569477 | 68877391 |
Slovenia | 2011703 | 1302569 | 1274521 | 1246468 | 28053 | 2.2% | 239628593 | 184 | 8396143 | 15392962 |
Solomon Islands | 2882164 | 2753830 | 2739175 | 2627231 | 111944 | 4.1% | 705213301 | 256 | 45856822 | 84070838 |
Somalia | 63426842 | 87294 | 146785 | 145462 | 1323 | 0.9% | 5208359 | 59 | 270896 | 496632 |
South Africa | 122076538 | 5988694 | 5287019 | 4704716 | 582303 | 11.0% | 859691470 | 144 | 260496698 | 477577301 |
South Sudan | 62859853 | 11395235 | 13269329 | 13225879 | 43450 | 0.3% | 1012270112 | 89 | 12367639 | 22674003 |
Spain | 50665050 | 11031905 | 10447522 | 9797919 | 649603 | 6.2% | 1503679391 | 136 | 160972494 | 295116282 |
Sri Lanka | 6628110 | 3964543 | 3554653 | 3453502 | 101151 | 2.8% | 636793873 | 161 | 24043396 | 44079548 |
Sudan | 187319137 | 72823 | 72699 | 72339 | 360 | 0.5% | 7652448 | 105 | 104840 | 192213 |
Suriname | 14660992 | 13965554 | 14013687 | 13897470 | 116217 | 0.8% | 4725900600 | 338 | 51325230 | 94096283 |
Swaziland | 1745959 | 471306 | 422774 | 392068 | 30706 | 7.3% | 57745537 | 122 | 21269500 | 38994115 |
Sweden | 45097834 | 27931915 | 29114149 | 27082485 | 2031664 | 7.0% | 1899384108 | 68 | 354010999 | 649020302 |
Switzerland | 4146427 | 1552539 | 1562615 | 1548644 | 13971 | 0.9% | 271295635 | 175 | 6742356 | 12360992 |
Syrian Arab Republic | 18714202 | 106233 | 116794 | 101747 | 15047 | 12.9% | 11677238 | 110 | 2276100 | 4172864 |
Taiwan | 3650311 | 2346090 | 2279984 | 2266291 | 13693 | 0.6% | 574188498 | 245 | 8140505 | 14924270 |
Tajikistan | 14234068 | 60347 | 31719 | 31678 | 41 | 0.1% | 6295153 | 105 | 36599 | 67102 |
Thailand | 51617371 | 20036507 | 19345169 | 18288348 | 1056821 | 5.5% | 4399213867 | 220 | 413862303 | 758747587 |
Timor-Leste | 1500905 | 729701 | 696132 | 685282 | 10850 | 1.6% | 145383231 | 199 | 5600095 | 10266843 |
Togo | 5708459 | 559755 | 600825 | 573931 | 26894 | 4.5% | 61630723 | 110 | 5656694 | 10370596 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 518508 | 392771 | 384257 | 377119 | 7138 | 1.9% | 87628491 | 223 | 4284195 | 7854355 |
Tunisia | 15528414 | 224929 | 170045 | 149897 | 20148 | 11.8% | 26720825 | 119 | 3084983 | 5655801 |
Turkey | 78253795 | 10087663 | 8981705 | 8761404 | 220301 | 2.5% | 1171007685 | 116 | 50209511 | 92050741 |
Turkmenistan | 48981028 | 10188 | 7566 | 7539 | 27 | 0.4% | 1052363 | 103 | 50242 | 92104 |
Turks and Caicos Islands | 100577 | 10851 | 11082 | 10910 | 172 | 1.6% | 643237 | 59 | 31519 | 57786 |
Uganda | 24210536 | 7794210 | 6954366 | 6431347 | 523019 | 7.5% | 772314608 | 99 | 112189306 | 205680390 |
Ukraine | 60312220 | 11168729 | 11400008 | 10881873 | 518135 | 4.5% | 1245208141 | 112 | 131261009 | 240645182 |
United Kingdom | 24446504 | 3701637 | 4990879 | 4771275 | 219604 | 4.4% | 546427051 | 148 | 68243947 | 125113884 |
Tanzania | 94202215 | 26440319 | 24737374 | 23432466 | 1304908 | 5.3% | 3376420782 | 128 | 308638673 | 565837518 |
United States | 948475616 | 279745903 | 272326407 | 256251052 | 16075355 | 5.9% | 36735970710 | 131 | 5780388042 | 10597378022 |
United States Minor Outlying Islands | 566 | 146 | 74 | 64 | 10 | 13.5% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Uruguay | 17790210 | 1701754 | 2124685 | 1937370 | 187315 | 8.8% | 140374796 | 82 | 32754908 | 60050771 |
US Virgin Islands | 37207 | 19161 | 18807 | 17503 | 1304 | 6.9% | 2954848 | 154 | 317897 | 582813 |
Uzbekistan | 44810605 | 106367 | 74400 | 74214 | 186 | 0.3% | 10570820 | 100 | 122719 | 224975 |
Vanuatu | 1241128 | 1185155 | 1151897 | 1143056 | 8841 | 0.8% | 249029539 | 210 | 2426249 | 4448128 |
Venezuela | 91370670 | 56596602 | 57337827 | 56442608 | 895219 | 1.6% | 12335164260 | 218 | 326311359 | 598237564 |
Viet Nam | 33079948 | 16612785 | 16433061 | 14682792 | 1750269 | 10.7% | 3497455188 | 210 | 524230839 | 961089943 |
Yemen | 45301016 | 126 | 144 | 144 | 0 | 0.0% | 10222 | 81 | 0 | 0 |
Zambia | 75112104 | 24069535 | 22453938 | 21527625 | 926313 | 4.1% | 3415924419 | 142 | 237391497 | 435217778 |
Zimbabwe | 39112075 | 1416636 | 1063270 | 965250 | 98020 | 9.2% | 152101701 | 107 | 30855331 | 56568126 |
This data is from Global Forest Watch 2019 using a 30 percent tree cover thresh hold as the definition of "forest". All figures are hectares.
U.N. forest loss
The table below contains data from the U.N. FAO 2015 Forest Resources Assessment. Unlike the table above, units are 1,000 hectares.
Forest/land area | Forest | Forest | Forest | Forest | Forest | Forest Loss/Gain | Forest Loss/Gain | Forest Loss/Gain | |||
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UN Forest Cover | 2015 | 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2010-2015 | 2010-2015 | 2005-2015 | 2005-2015 | 1990-2015 |
Country | % | (1000 ha) | (1000 ha) | (1000 ha) | (1000 ha) | (1000 ha) | (1000 ha) | % of 2010 cover | (1000 ha) | % of 2005 cover | (1000 ha) |
Angola | 46.4 | 60976 | 59728 | 59104 | 58480 | 57856 | -624 | -1.10% | -1248 | -2.10% | -3120 |
Bahamas | 51.4 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
Bangladesh | 11 | 1494 | 1468 | 1455 | 1442 | 1429 | -13 | -0.90% | -26 | -1.80% | -65 |
Belize | 59.9 | 1616 | 1459 | 1417 | 1391 | 1366 | -25 | -1.80% | -51 | -3.60% | -250 |
Benin | 39 | 5761 | 5061 | 4811 | 4561 | 4311 | -250 | -5.50% | -500 | -10.40% | -1450 |
Bhutan | 72.3 | 2507 | 2606 | 2656 | 2705 | 2755 | 50 | 1.80% | 99 | 3.70% | 248 |
Bolivia | 50.6 | 62795 | 60091 | 58734 | 56209 | 54764 | -1445 | -2.60% | -3970 | -6.80% | -8031 |
Brazil | 59 | 546705 | 521274 | 506734 | 498458 | 493538 | -4920 | -1.00% | -13196 | -2.60% | -53167 |
Brunei Darussalam | 72.1 | 413 | 397 | 389 | 380 | 380 | 0 | 0.00% | -9 | -2.30% | -33 |
Burkina Faso | 19.6 | 6847 | 6248 | 5949 | 5649 | 5350 | -299 | -5.30% | -599 | -10.10% | -1497 |
Burundi | 10.7 | 289 | 198 | 181 | 253 | 276 | 23 | 9.10% | 95 | 52.50% | -13 |
Cambodia | 53.6 | 12944 | 11546 | 10731 | 10094 | 9457 | -637 | -6.30% | -1274 | -11.90% | -3487 |
Central African Republic | 35.6 | 22560 | 22404 | 22326 | 22248 | 22170 | -78 | -0.40% | -156 | -0.70% | -390 |
Colombia | 52.7 | 64417 | 61798 | 60201 | 58635 | 58502 | -133 | -0.20% | -1699 | -2.80% | -5915 |
Comoros | 19.9 | 49 | 45 | 42 | 39 | 37 | -2 | -5.10% | -5 | -11.90% | -12 |
Congo | 65.4 | 22726 | 22556 | 22471 | 22411 | 22334 | -77 | -0.30% | -137 | -0.60% | -392 |
Cook Islands | 64 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1 |
Costa Rica | 54 | 2564 | 2376 | 2491 | 2605 | 2756 | 151 | 5.80% | 265 | 10.60% | 192 |
Côte d’Ivoire | 32.7 | 10222 | 10328 | 10405 | 10403 | 10401 | -2 | 0.00% | -4 | 0.00% | 179 |
Cuba | 30.1 | 2058 | 2435 | 2697 | 2932 | 3200 | 268 | 9.10% | 503 | 18.70% | 1142 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | 67.3 | 160363 | 157249 | 155692 | 154135 | 152578 | -1557 | -1.00% | -3114 | -2.00% | -7785 |
Dominica | 57.8 | 50 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 43 | -2 | -4.40% | -3 | -6.50% | -7 |
Dominican Republic | 41 | 1105 | 1486 | 1652 | 1817 | 1983 | 166 | 9.10% | 331 | 20.00% | 878 |
Ecuador | 50.5 | 14631 | 13729 | 13335 | 12942 | 12548 | -394 | -3.00% | -787 | -5.90% | -2083 |
El Salvador | 12.8 | 377 | 332 | 309 | 287 | 265 | -22 | -7.70% | -44 | -14.20% | -112 |
Equatorial Guinea | 55.9 | 1860 | 1743 | 1685 | 1626 | 1568 | -58 | -3.60% | -117 | -6.90% | -292 |
Ethiopia | 11.4 | 15114 | 13705 | 13000 | 12296 | 12499 | 203 | 1.70% | -501 | -3.90% | -2615 |
Fiji | 55.7 | 953 | 980 | 997 | 993 | 1017 | 24 | 2.40% | 20 | 2.00% | 64 |
French Guiana | 98.6 | 8218 | 8182 | 8168 | 8138 | 8130 | -8 | -0.10% | -38 | -0.50% | -88 |
French Polynesia | 42.3 | 55 | 105 | 130 | 155 | 155 | 0 | 0.00% | 25 | 19.20% | 100 |
Gabon | 89.3 | 22000 | 22000 | 22000 | 22000 | 23000 | 1000 | 4.50% | 1000 | 4.50% | 1000 |
Gambia | 48.8 | 442 | 461 | 471 | 480 | 488 | 8 | 1.70% | 17 | 3.60% | 46 |
Ghana | 41 | 8627 | 8909 | 9053 | 9195 | 9337 | 142 | 1.50% | 284 | 3.10% | 710 |
Guadeloupe | 42.5 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 72 | 71 | -1 | -1.40% | -2 | -2.70% | -2 |
Guatemala | 33 | 4748 | 4208 | 3938 | 3722 | 3540 | -182 | -4.90% | -398 | -10.10% | -1208 |
Guinea | 25.9 | 7264 | 6904 | 6724 | 6544 | 6364 | -180 | -2.80% | -360 | -5.40% | -900 |
Guinea-Bissau | 70.1 | 2216 | 2120 | 2072 | 2022 | 1972 | -50 | -2.50% | -100 | -4.80% | -244 |
Guyana | 84 | 16660 | 16622 | 16602 | 16576 | 16526 | -50 | -0.30% | -76 | -0.50% | -134 |
Haiti | 3.5 | 116 | 109 | 105 | 101 | 97 | -4 | -4.00% | -8 | -7.60% | -19 |
Honduras | 41 | 8136 | 6392 | 5792 | 5192 | 4592 | -600 | -11.60% | -1200 | -20.70% | -3544 |
India | 23.8 | 63939 | 65390 | 67709 | 69790 | 70682 | 892 | 1.30% | 2973 | 4.40% | 6743 |
Indonesia | 53 | 118545 | 99409 | 97857 | 94432 | 91010 | -3422 | -3.60% | -6847 | -7.00% | -27535 |
Jamaica | 31 | 345 | 341 | 339 | 337 | 335 | -2 | -0.60% | -4 | -1.20% | -10 |
Kenya | 7.8 | 4724 | 3557 | 4047 | 4230 | 4413 | 183 | 4.30% | 366 | 9.00% | -311 |
Laos | 81.3 | 17645 | 16526 | 16870 | 17816 | 18761 | 945 | 5.30% | 1891 | 11.20% | 1116 |
Liberia | 43.4 | 4929 | 4629 | 4479 | 4329 | 4179 | -150 | -3.50% | -300 | -6.70% | -750 |
Madagascar | 21.4 | 13692 | 13023 | 12838 | 12553 | 12473 | -80 | -0.60% | -365 | -2.80% | -1219 |
Malawi | 33.4 | 3896 | 3567 | 3402 | 3237 | 3147 | -90 | -2.80% | -255 | -7.50% | -749 |
Malaysia | 67.6 | 22376 | 21591 | 20890 | 22124 | 22195 | 71 | 0.30% | 1305 | 6.20% | -181 |
Mali | 3.9 | 6690 | 5900 | 5505 | 5110 | 4715 | -395 | -7.70% | -790 | -14.40% | -1975 |
Martinique | 45.8 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
Mauritania | 0.2 | 415 | 317 | 267 | 242 | 225 | -17 | -7.00% | -42 | -15.70% | -190 |
Mexico | 34 | 69760 | 67856 | 67083 | 66498 | 66040 | -458 | -0.70% | -1043 | -1.60% | -3720 |
Mozambique | 48.2 | 43378 | 41188 | 40079 | 38972 | 37940 | -1032 | -2.60% | -2139 | -5.30% | -5438 |
Myanmar | 44.2 | 39218 | 34868 | 33321 | 31773 | 29041 | -2732 | -8.60% | -4280 | -12.80% | -10177 |
Nepal | 25.4 | 4817 | 3900 | 3636 | 3636 | 3636 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -1181 |
New Caledonia | 45.9 | 839 | 839 | 839 | 839 | 839 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
Nicaragua | 25.9 | 4514 | 3814 | 3464 | 3114 | 3114 | 0 | 0.00% | -350 | -10.10% | -1400 |
Niger | 0.9 | 1945 | 1328 | 1266 | 1204 | 1142 | -62 | -5.10% | -124 | -9.80% | -803 |
Nigeria | 7.7 | 17234 | 13137 | 11089 | 9041 | 6993 | -2048 | -22.70% | -4096 | -36.90% | -10241 |
Panama | 62.1 | 5040 | 4867 | 4782 | 4699 | 4617 | -82 | -1.70% | -165 | -3.50% | -423 |
Papua New Guinea | 72.5 | 33627 | 33600 | 33586 | 33573 | 33559 | -14 | 0.00% | -27 | -0.10% | -68 |
Paraguay | 38.6 | 21157 | 19368 | 18475 | 16950 | 15323 | -1627 | -9.60% | -3152 | -17.10% | -5834 |
Peru | 57.8 | 77921 | 76147 | 75528 | 74811 | 73973 | -838 | -1.10% | -1555 | -2.10% | -3948 |
Philippines | 27 | 6555 | 7027 | 7074 | 6840 | 8040 | 1200 | 17.50% | 966 | 13.70% | 1485 |
Puerto Rico | 57.9 | 287 | 450 | 463 | 479 | 496 | 17 | 3.50% | 33 | 7.10% | 209 |
Réunion | 35.2 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 0 | 0.00% | 3 | 3.50% | 1 |
Rwanda | 19.5 | 318 | 344 | 385 | 446 | 480 | 34 | 7.60% | 95 | 24.70% | 162 |
Saint Lucia | 33.3 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | -1 | -4.80% | -1 | -4.80% | -2 |
Samoa | 60.4 | 130 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 41 |
Sao Tome and Principe | 55.8 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 0 | 0.00% | -2 | -3.60% | -2 |
Senegal | 43 | 9348 | 8898 | 8673 | 8473 | 8273 | -200 | -2.40% | -400 | -4.60% | -1075 |
Seychelles | 88.4 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
Sierra Leone | 42.5 | 3118 | 2922 | 2824 | 2726 | 3044 | 318 | 11.70% | 220 | 7.80% | -74 |
Singapore | 23.4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 |
Solomon Islands | 78.1 | 2324 | 2268 | 2241 | 2213 | 2185 | -28 | -1.30% | -56 | -2.50% | -139 |
Somalia | 10.1 | 8282 | 7515 | 7131 | 6747 | 6363 | -384 | -5.70% | -768 | -10.80% | -1919 |
Sri Lanka | 33 | 2284 | 2192 | 2118 | 2103 | 2070 | -33 | -1.60% | -48 | -2.30% | -214 |
Sudan | 10.3 | 23570 | 21826 | 20954 | 20082 | 19210 | -872 | -4.30% | -1744 | -8.30% | -4360 |
Suriname | 95.4 | 15430 | 15391 | 15371 | 15351 | 15332 | -19 | -0.10% | -39 | -0.30% | -98 |
Tanzania | 52 | 55920 | 51920 | 49920 | 47920 | 46060 | -1860 | -3.90% | -3860 | -7.70% | -9860 |
Thailand | 32.1 | 14005 | 17011 | 16100 | 16249 | 16399 | 150 | 0.90% | 299 | 1.90% | 2394 |
Timor-Leste | 46.1 | 966 | 854 | 798 | 742 | 686 | -56 | -7.50% | -112 | -14.00% | -280 |
Togo | 3.5 | 685 | 486 | 386 | 287 | 188 | -99 | -34.50% | -198 | -51.30% | -497 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 45.7 | 241 | 234 | 230 | 226 | 234 | 8 | 3.50% | 4 | 1.70% | -7 |
Uganda | 10.4 | 4751 | 3869 | 3429 | 2753 | 2077 | -676 | -24.60% | -1352 | -39.40% | -2674 |
Venezuela | 52.9 | 52026 | 49151 | 47713 | 47505 | 46683 | -822 | -1.70% | -1030 | -2.20% | -5343 |
Viet Nam | 47.6 | 9363 | 11727 | 13077 | 14128 | 14773 | 645 | 4.60% | 1696 | 13.00% | 5410 |
Zambia | 65.4 | 52800 | 51134 | 50301 | 49468 | 48635 | -833 | -1.70% | -1666 | -3.30% | -4165 |
Zimbabwe | 36.4 | 22164 | 18894 | 17259 | 15624 | 14062 | -1562 | -10.00% | -3197 | -18.50% | -8102 |