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Global forest loss, ranked by country's percentage forest loss between 2000-2012

This data is derived from research led by Matthew Hansen of the University of Maryland. The data is presented on Global Forest Watch.

The methodology underlying these numbers was published in Matt Hansen et al. High-Resolution Global Maps of 21st-Century Forest Cover Change. SCIENCE VOL 342 15 NOVEMBER 2013. Mongabay covered this work at Powered by Google, high resolution forest map reveals massive deforestation worldwide



SORT: Country name | Region | Forest area | Forest gain | Forest loss | Percent forest loss



forest cover, defined using various tree cover (TC) thresholdsforest gain forest loss 2001-2012total loss
land10% TC25% TC50% TC75% TC2001-201210%25%50%75%10%
Namehaha% land areaha% land areaha% land areaha% land areahahahahaha%
Mauritania104080336600.0%350.0%150.0%00.0%0463515043.8%
United States Minor Outlying Islands47616434.4%15031.4%12225.6%9920.8%1104103988938.9%
Malaysia327226582977067991.0%2951658390.2%2896274088.5%2723647583.2%2579798470747846989784668048448621114.8%
Portugal8910225300607233.7%246259227.6%158997917.8%91469010.3%28657747301845278237434524971014.8%
Uruguay17452575187591510.7%174491610.0%13881098.0%8521684.9%49848520083220005819280116459112.7%
Paraguay396258222691630967.9%2500936663.1%1399548935.3%754730519.0%51025370936536728682413658123852612.1%
Cambodia177679761019926157.4%916161651.6%748312742.1%584306432.9%10959012288071211046113621588841710.9%
Latvia6366620372593858.5%359532556.5%332114852.2%261256741.0%18567741143041094140772938245310.4%
Saudi Arabia190835741330.0%70.0%70.0%00.0%0400010.2%
Guatemala10796610827359876.6%782319472.5%695231064.4%575707053.3%1093868813998777608454687357279.7%
Argentina2753857194338041215.8%4014429114.6%231176548.4%105949983.8%64302343047294191819273444712966359.2%
Indonesia18751855716544463388.2%16222214886.5%15538879682.9%14118915175.3%6970122156696171562924715468149145794549.0%
Nicaragua11860287838933270.7%792003966.8%706735359.6%582893649.1%661898162078116367885947236438.9%
Sweden413118612941188371.2%2823447168.3%2398506058.1%1539959637.3%152807025498582543784251357723345838.4%
Finland305320882279676274.7%2193916671.9%1830388759.9%1042639534.1%108493319484581944233191797317496218.2%
United States91643107931494323834.4%28701573231.3%24454956026.7%19827861621.6%13808181257792712546703323671431206408447.9%
French Southern Territories2929131.1%7726.3%6121.0%2910.0%087767.8%
Estonia4330606278002864.2%267053161.7%246534256.9%195687045.2%894472176312174242162792036327.5%
Lithuania6396000244725538.3%236643037.0%217748134.0%164718625.8%1225911840571835341815391655157.3%
Ireland6896968110599216.0%87494712.7%6390979.3%2899424.2%123805760737518471354591977.2%
Malta319101810.6%1330.4%900.3%500.2%1613121077.2%
Denmark426211676228717.9%68912316.2%56105213.2%3104797.3%32177528155254151200443966.7%
Mongolia15526910761509144.0%44663272.9%18632601.2%3080330.2%10254433806392194240754922056.6%
Belize2161988177715582.2%175468681.2%171094879.1%164340276.0%128201202181200691190371155256.4%
Vietnam322940631817347556.3%1701242352.7%1478403745.8%1069709133.1%5642931182326116284810991088744296.3%
Dominican Republic4779190286354059.9%264273155.3%223632146.8%177441937.1%393011876071857701737511461796.2%
Belgium305141197102531.8%89054929.2%77667025.5%57558018.9%37347595935936158295524286.0%
Brazil83848420554844699265.4%52662628662.8%47569462356.7%42924167251.2%7586593341642933365779530576208262184625.9%
New Zealand263471071160934344.1%1138655543.2%1082128041.1%938380835.6%7101886863416859766837506711285.9%
Chile741885152063758927.8%1958663126.4%1781381924.0%1420309719.1%146113011785981176701116596911328515.8%
United Kingdom24202281449508918.6%383719715.9%295792112.2%15184796.3%2111142634342604602437941959985.8%
Laos227963541978970886.8%1930555784.7%1811514079.5%1449075563.6%3379041185328116995411277749416865.7%
Burkina Faso27416953321436311.7%11200.0%60.0%00.0%0189503550605.6%
Syria185501101471920.8%1140740.6%821530.4%455290.2%158084318056710354485.5%
Canada84515360346956985055.6%43101787951.0%32418971738.4%21672624625.6%9107139261994932570825521230224166006755.4%
Honduras11154399843980275.7%788312070.7%669614560.0%526642847.2%582414803714776194537773978215.4%
United Arab Emirates791901320.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%000005.3%
Australia767648149659550718.6%466661036.1%257373893.4%177890082.3%141423835370643056810132498310915105.2%
Poland308332401118760936.3%1065245834.5%955114031.0%648565921.0%5040825783605750255586844773065.1%
Swaziland1725489145391884.3%59448334.5%19826411.5%597093.5%60321746416992361559411915.1%
Czech Republic7807139323252941.4%311372939.9%286927036.8%222635428.5%1331261635881631451606351409545.0%
Hungary9169711222003424.2%206267122.5%179683819.6%142633815.6%134957109848109408107553991945.0%
Thailand507166502191976843.2%2055686840.5%1796696835.4%1104539121.8%499219110470310647089597166612374.9%
Slovakia4883755249073951.0%242294649.6%229842847.1%201698241.3%522601233001230891220151152764.8%
El Salvador2021063112721255.8%102494450.7%80184839.7%47096523.3%8599550055426048667280464.7%
Cote d'Ivoire319101903092438296.9%1799301956.4%635788119.9%5111161.6%229776148734311995838165981213484.6%
Spain504025481432667528.4%1174728923.3%810011816.1%524683010.4%4481886501606232525250023552464.5%
Israel2195558496682.3%329801.5%180970.8%77020.4%18952274202716029324.5%
Barbados43230606814.0%544212.6%462210.7%35968.3%1922752652301864.5%
Grenada353272959083.8%2880981.5%2768778.4%2456969.5%7313431341133312824.4%
Bolivia1074501056648539761.9%6500409660.5%5748990553.5%4783870144.5%17364029533192940295280629623768264.3%
Madagascar588631043318942256.4%1865538431.7%1224102120.8%586372510.0%4051351461189132776310787965888324.3%
Belarus20480773965381247.1%925676445.2%837327640.9%579132228.3%3754624151454140434051723504464.3%
Panama7419325594142480.1%576304677.7%545415373.5%496874267.0%323302653242639862570422308114.3%
Austria8318092451467454.3%438816552.8%411383649.5%339334340.8%658442007942004211982091852584.3%
South Africa1216872062222435318.3%71246355.9%31644132.6%10825860.9%8312829472178848797775214410644.2%
Ukraine587242071313875822.4%1162957119.8%967860016.5%684738611.7%3529295571335506275272634372434.2%
France546252311835486133.6%1725476131.6%1527051228.0%1156840421.2%5061827534507455747126005976724.1%
Luxembourg25591110512241.1%10158139.7%9564237.4%8078231.6%270043824368431039114.1%
Liberia9555569954177699.9%943350698.7%905517594.8%361168437.8%1084073954373947203851561546654.0%
Algeria23078251116905500.7%13168600.6%8956320.4%4967010.2%32531697736760354051329074.0%
Singapore638542181134.2%1936830.3%1676126.2%1149818.0%12548628488036244.0%
Costa Rica5092587410504680.6%395983977.8%368459372.4%311832661.2%381841634261624781556801356443.9%
Jamaica109628480851573.8%77775970.9%72984366.6%65454959.7%6803324273224431334285173.9%
Montserrat9987488848.9%465846.6%429643.0%352835.3%81971961911803.9%
Russia162731087488339714954.3%78584215748.3%60118675136.9%33046075420.3%16229203342225643211077225831839169972323.8%
Cuba10915383440030040.3%411456637.7%361632333.1%287747826.4%2271421658511634701508671213513.8%
Trinidad and Tobago51312640147078.2%39427976.8%38315274.7%36635271.4%1606152151516414941140353.7%
Germany353584431345040238.0%1273533036.0%1171345033.1%919595626.0%2585324847274829344750724294213.5%
Benin11504357888411777.2%6051905.3%89800.1%8480.0%69003254964725467348003.5%
Albania282002383961329.8%70725725.1%53531619.0%36417312.9%7371298892916426655211853.5%
Mexico1943719226372192432.8%5523075128.4%4213040821.7%2949875615.2%63333422320022194331199298515887413.4%
Tunisia154586632865761.9%2353631.5%1785481.2%1073700.7%1150292898992784057933.3%
Myanmar663341944508080868.0%4357618365.7%3978984760.0%2744338741.4%3148901462263144015613505269514503.2%
China92673045318901604720.4%17016585518.4%13136645114.2%618900516.7%223874259711505888043549258437468563.1%
Philippines292517641979928267.7%1899477264.9%1741592959.5%1411082048.2%2726386169106143886053595568533.1%
Macedonia243421891113737.4%81940033.7%69596028.6%53591722.0%10430288462851227437243553.1%
Brunei57249953233493.0%52913392.4%52228891.2%50655888.5%8795169911695916828161353.1%
Mozambique774861247088170791.5%3714079647.9%1049276813.5%3413850.4%14462021529001847435829372475703.0%
Greece13113438476349136.3%397934130.3%295749122.6%211321216.1%35575144327137781119716885693.0%
Colombia1126702358448022575.0%8244785573.2%7829343769.5%7216947964.1%55157424985152487764242586322315422.9%
Tanzania885309346532425073.8%3408596438.5%970276711.0%12320141.4%304096197441214792656912721172552.9%
Ghana232353961833095078.9%791972634.1%425379418.3%2074120.9%134504538524449438339551532572.9%
Lebanon1040311943939.1%707776.8%439974.2%190861.8%176426282430193611342.8%
Macau245449020.0%41817.0%33113.5%1044.2%314131352.8%
Norway306683371272818441.5%1190318538.8%975786331.8%622968420.3%1729143509643502623465823251952.7%
Romania23569104848795536.0%808627534.3%737744731.3%628357626.7%1529872292762287022261752158482.7%
Sierra Leone7205155713750299.1%607313284.3%358870649.8%2424053.4%45123196637194295170254471642.7%
Martinique1106197905771.5%7547468.2%7099164.2%6286856.8%54321822164210218882.7%
US Virgin Islands349672039758.3%1936255.4%1785551.1%1582245.2%4035605585454912.7%
Ecuador254357101980632077.9%1923334775.6%1795013770.6%1587644762.4%1026625205985188025069614696762.6%
Kenya570414281098520519.3%39722337.0%18907283.3%9635991.7%1004732903972327351740701128732.6%
North Korea12144029587070948.3%537452544.3%409371033.7%9164287.5%13681155510150923124729410512.6%
Democratic Republic of the Congo22880183722768304699.5%21128553192.3%16436268871.8%11905060252.0%139258058950875804582531831740821172.5%
Chad1267487671283670810.1%9621730.8%72370.0%480.0%74323069392121015412.5%
Haiti2687639107269139.9%90660933.7%65716924.5%43336416.1%4812272442663422416148242.5%
Bahamas117687835761530.4%31408526.7%25697821.8%19947116.9%79092399136848875122.5%
Turks and Caicos Islands874951527517.5%1172213.4%86549.9%58676.7%153963692601122.5%
Turkey770766541290940116.7%1066859413.8%821434110.7%59103687.7%1783493101812891032402721696902.4%
Morocco4131146711132742.7%7230891.8%4361251.1%2110090.5%19558273402563619160106502.4%
Nigeria901534884255036847.2%1291642014.3%47148395.2%3125090.3%603181004559425198158185146972.3%
Guinea-Bissau3309665290213887.7%150156445.4%3140949.5%34730.1%652367332512031973911012.3%
Solomon Islands2791601274499398.3%273880298.1%272663997.7%268249696.1%20256627556273562673621452.3%
Puerto Rico89072956121163.0%53167659.7%49193955.2%43806949.2%6400133351311312383104852.3%
Gambia104341246099244.2%213212.0%380.0%10.0%261074411451612.3%
Sint Maarten3356115234.3%106231.6%92427.5%72321.6%6272520122.3%
South Korea9875406577779358.5%549668855.7%451904045.8%166939916.9%27132129321123348101815457952.2%
Sri Lanka6509706424111265.2%404133362.1%354617654.5%261767140.2%26385940619216984455550752.2%
Zambia736117636114483583.1%3161556942.9%919677812.5%429260.1%181291305906970345414108223212.1%
Venezuela899626155885343865.4%5711649763.5%5374412859.7%4936627854.9%1910151245073122632011269898880552.1%
East Timor148987184376456.6%76339751.2%61665341.4%42957728.8%6111182501811617606156082.1%
Netherlands345242075476521.9%62659718.1%47627213.8%2866378.3%7059161911603015235120762.1%
Kosovo109050041888738.4%38411835.2%33472130.7%23883121.9%563987458657837176382.1%
Angola1245806059595119477.0%6335646050.9%3193547425.6%37882583.0%63757191956714896678340361761562.0%
Zimbabwe386934411837410547.5%24105896.2%2931040.8%799360.2%4856337339815850956682213812.0%
Uganda205322341835941889.4%997837148.6%327191915.9%8489104.1%685433653503499892796991679432.0%
Bangladesh12964958268327220.7%209741216.2%154142811.9%6964805.4%7043533415286250527389202.0%
Antigua and Barbuda419302124150.7%1981547.3%1727841.2%1399433.4%2474294264083552.0%
Saint-Martin4880204141.8%189238.8%167634.3%138428.4%35404037332.0%
Palestine60260116610.3%7370.1%2710.0%730.0%1433017822.0%
Peru1280991847906293261.7%7823460661.1%7681461760.0%7445906758.1%19103615226591520877151078414863031.9%
Mali12481133282008476.6%1010550.1%3880.0%480.0%51606044415380481.9%
Saint Kitts and Nevis261431437155.0%1355151.8%1236747.3%1073841.1%1022812762602341.9%
Cayman Islands260991472756.4%1367752.4%1238747.5%998938.3%442802712291531.9%
Malawi9411003709255675.4%221608723.5%3130763.3%163330.2%10284128005891413516342971.8%
Guadeloupe16342010094661.8%9609658.8%9015055.2%8175450.0%121618471816171214101.8%
India3120726304907144815.7%4171964013.4%304504339.8%167827465.4%2549288422968160737305735188971.7%
Guinea243699242255394192.5%1134694146.6%21557178.8%1821210.7%29638391126268183107794154771.7%
Senegal19428242478122624.6%1744030.9%20780.0%520.0%215803732597345281.7%
Bulgaria11129623447751440.2%426338538.3%387234134.8%320704328.8%67810765997612774141670131.7%
Togo5679078430781675.9%80837714.2%1274322.2%4580.0%2369761063850651672001.7%
Mauritius18551114870580.2%8346445.0%5086227.4%2924215.8%301024862324187310961.7%
Turkmenistan46655109315090.1%127700.0%58530.0%25040.0%2805454813082031.7%
Equatorial Guinea2682759267158299.6%266282599.3%263775898.3%245133591.4%5583438664365242466348771.6%
Anguilla7831288936.9%235030.0%137217.5%5056.4%2948442481.6%
Japan368499712727792274.0%2655976372.1%2559819969.5%2338625963.5%2570394250664232804176173923601.5%
Croatia5666519269145847.5%251780544.4%222876939.3%188915433.3%26472418614008936585325771.5%
Reunion24765320326682.1%18035072.8%13149153.1%7419330.0%306731133076275412311.5%
Isle of Man573851636428.5%1375624.0%1027217.9%47998.4%2892412382211541.5%
Cape Verde394111108292.7%78622.0%37451.0%24350.6%20341318873591.5%
Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba28486319311.2%25939.1%17506.1%12644.4%67484745411.5%
Papua New Guinea459534154371077595.1%4316013493.9%4199544591.4%3966598986.3%2308146315606307346272486075521.4%
Italy298353671044882835.0%970230732.5%838244328.1%648047321.7%897701519941490081385391141561.4%
Switzerland3995921165524441.4%157386139.4%144832936.2%113634528.4%10372224792240122058201281.3%
Palau456214208892.3%4142390.8%4004887.8%3734681.9%2565335335284971.3%
Micronesia8884646672.8%633971.4%602367.8%562163.3%362807978741.3%
Fiji1823522167784592.0%160305787.9%141963377.9%123394467.7%11895194121936819134174381.2%
Slovenia1993345134186467.3%130823665.6%124705462.6%111664056.0%3498160071593215593140101.2%
Saint Lucia603745250987.0%5113484.7%4923681.6%4512374.7%356396376295971.2%
Libya161594205243330.0%73230.0%18050.0%2510.0%41528317462141.2%
Jersey12238209517.1%166513.6%123810.1%6345.2%27262624231.2%
Cameroon463074284174305090.1%3426889074.0%2525788554.5%1747023337.7%650794807234267313576101981441.1%
Taiwan3579767242672567.8%236240366.0%224662262.8%200983856.1%6114262782609325407226941.1%
Montenegro130847569186552.9%64019548.9%55031442.1%41944032.1%701073697192662650651.1%
Cyprus92456318075119.5%11883712.9%616426.7%231242.5%2011927165411917151.1%
Eritrea1197194214950.0%110.0%20.0%10.0%6172211.1%
Aruba178092171.2%410.2%160.1%120.1%122211.1%
Dominica749697185795.8%7108294.8%7012193.5%6699389.4%137057047006861.0%
Mayotte378943536293.3%3397289.7%3055380.6%1885349.8%373433393262221.0%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines387603095179.9%2941175.9%2783071.8%2333360.2%192982952882621.0%
Republic of Congo338562183351820199.0%2857020384.4%2394374370.7%2142015863.3%466562992122892892621341818590.9%
Ethiopia1123533883112616627.7%1548024013.8%54264914.8%20399081.8%62520280207244594149928671400.9%
Kazakhstan26742683259034332.2%45524541.7%31551601.2%17597700.7%23929560544984530273178080.9%
Serbia7739834301902739.0%283227436.6%249847132.3%191323324.7%35606263352620525774245010.9%
Burundi2496703228007191.3%83672833.5%1410865.7%221870.9%35562035716168754610890.9%
Rwanda2383129204886086.0%70258129.5%2059838.6%888673.7%71141774915545901426910.9%
Moldova335389643998213.1%37559911.2%3131269.3%2098536.3%628938543703330625840.9%
Maldives21881608027.8%584126.7%461321.1%20619.4%6555351430.9%
Central African Republic619046195998010096.9%5172340483.6%3076866749.7%687646811.1%394814715414493233583711714430.8%
New Caledonia1870074159796985.4%148177179.2%105149356.2%72536338.8%57141228511868943256960.8%
Oman3091008512160.0%20.0%00.0%00.0%0100000.8%
Gabon261671012591772999.0%2497726595.5%2416602892.4%2307753988.2%391191889861863971753921469020.7%
Nepal14736140559978638.0%530090436.0%430792529.2%213177714.5%13390383353667430144195060.7%
Namibia8230940815850741.9%127600.0%5750.0%530.0%44105972415348440.7%
British Virgin Islands15303847355.4%772750.5%685244.8%584638.2%13595957510.7%
Bosnia and Herzegovina5085147289952957.0%273028153.7%247703848.7%205455440.4%26529179761727215791120160.6%
Pakistan8725331616299671.9%10744811.2%6668100.8%3348550.4%84793909158809645930.6%
Liechtenstein16158995961.6%927357.4%819350.7%621138.4%31605957530.6%
Bermuda539471113.2%63711.8%4358.1%2604.8%3944430.6%
Guyana208828331906826391.3%1900957691.0%1890000790.5%1876812089.9%11402911589105690412889820.5%
Suriname144343051398204896.9%1395518196.7%1391314196.4%1385640496.0%7020722287216671746708200.5%
French Guiana8257043817038799.0%816426598.9%815327698.7%813169598.5%4150440744405543937435200.5%
Bhutan3993478268281367.2%261630465.5%236917259.3%166520941.7%215412271120111074672520.5%
Azerbaijan8513504148862217.5%133060915.6%111310513.1%8192899.6%86470026769600043210.5%
Armenia283518138443313.6%34695012.2%29506710.4%2252197.9%127619421903177914760.5%
Sao Tome and Principe160451542596.1%1444790.0%1322182.4%1073866.9%14807878770.5%
Curacao42761753517.6%584513.7%19404.5%5021.2%28393516110.5%
South Sudan629989864272423367.8%1694090526.9%41051006.5%1773040.3%38231616201067644388283270.4%
Afghanistan643730154320290.7%2547920.4%1483950.2%754880.1%3031842177513715850.4%
Uzbekistan435090082554320.6%1225360.3%513280.1%204690.0%520115010487824300.4%
Comoros16448015840096.3%14090885.7%10594964.4%6901442.0%4316966906263740.4%
Iraq44290880384190.1%199930.0%66520.0%8170.0%29415513292450.4%
Georgia6960065336933748.4%321644546.2%295636042.5%250055635.9%478686498545820770690.3%
Vanuatu1206586118755298.4%118386298.1%116273596.4%109970691.1%137441014089404238310.3%
Hong Kong1075686878563.9%6394159.4%5225348.6%2801326.0%2662352292011190.3%
Andorra451862072245.9%1934542.8%1689037.4%1331129.5%19555450350.3%
Gibraltar66513720.6%11918.0%9914.9%639.5%000000.3%
Somalia6325928538860776.1%1347770.2%156350.0%10830.0%280702831889681180.2%
Botswana5776521024126694.2%542160.1%12790.0%220.0%8950829524830.2%
Iran16182004419996871.2%18008731.1%15455761.0%9996400.6%113534853337284014930.2%
Kyrgyzstan1925341910045415.2%7273603.8%4304902.2%2084891.1%46624452287186912240.2%
Egypt977943229521081.0%3872160.4%146440.0%6240.0%4988231414856981310.2%
Tajikistan140937831726531.2%700320.5%193580.1%62500.0%1453833402371030.2%
Niger118352480242330.0%90.0%00.0%00.0%0595000.2%
Jordan886940438380.0%24340.0%15290.0%4530.0%965200.2%
Guernsey8429212225.2%165619.6%115813.7%4655.5%1944320.2%
San Marino6121109918.0%92515.1%5939.7%2644.3%2133200.2%
Sudan18706699942986642.3%2483170.1%11970.0%00.0%9583513627400.1%
Lesotho30416691134713.7%114990.4%5320.0%250.0%206144581110.1%
Yemen4520454967930.0%2600.0%100.0%00.0%440000.1%
Saint-Barthelemy203878938.7%66032.4%48523.8%30815.1%111100.1%
Seychelles171711262173.5%703641.0%288016.8%3021.8%021100.0%
Saint Pierre and Miquelon21511607328.2%558326.0%415119.3%11465.3%000000.0%
Djibouti2151435130.0%00.0%00.0%00.0%000000.0%
Vatican City53916.9%611.0%36.3%23.1%000000.0%
Monaco21921.0%00.2%00.0%00.0%000000.0%


Due to low amounts of forest cover, the following countries, islands, and areas are excluded from the above table: American Samoa, Antarctica, Bahrain, Bouvet Island, British Indian Ocean Territory, Christmas Island, Clipperton Island, Cocos Islands, Cook Islands, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, French Polynesia, Greenland, Guam, Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Iceland, Kiribati, Kuwait, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Pitcairn Islands, Qatar, Saint Helena, Samoa, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Spratly islands, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Wallis and Futuna, Western Sahara.


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