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Tree Cover Loss, 2008

Figures for 2008, as World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Tree Cover Loss, 2008 covers 210 countries on 2 measures. Russia is highest, at 3,047,987.7; 23 countries share the lowest reading, 0.0. The middle country reads 3,120.2. Against 2007, 190 values changed (101 up, 89 down), the same countries are covered.

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Tree Cover Loss · Data for 2008

HighestRussia

3,047,987.7

Lowest23 countries share it

0.0

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Tree Cover Loss, 2008, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 210 countries · select a heading to sort

Tree Cover Loss, 2008: every country, as published by World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland).
RussiaRUSEastern Europe3,047,987.7761,226,509.4
BrazilBRASouth America2,444,092.6519,056,655.7
United StatesUSANorthern America2,213,710.0279,375,325.2
CanadaCANNorthern America1,949,008.1418,066,874.8
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia1,396,246.3160,640,822.2
ChinaCHNEastern Asia738,091.9162,873,594.1
ArgentinaARGSouth America592,718.839,069,969.4
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa404,912.2199,272,121.1
ParaguayPRYSouth America376,296.124,273,208.1
BoliviaBOLSouth America369,893.864,556,285.1
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia368,259.829,444,768.4
SwedenSWENorthern Europe293,724.127,883,711.6
ColombiaCOLSouth America231,748.181,854,357.4
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand205,723.742,281,440.1
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa204,779.828,920,531.0
FinlandFINNorthern Europe200,192.021,627,650.4
MexicoMEXCentral America184,333.953,168,926.1
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa164,248.226,405,606.7
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa127,583.014,866,947.4
PeruPERSouth America126,649.078,063,554.9
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa123,502.217,141,084.1
ChileCHLSouth America123,084.619,214,324.1
VenezuelaVENSouth America120,585.656,519,469.8
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia119,216.642,863,360.7
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia108,304.616,550,834.6

02In 2008

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

  1. Russia3,047,987.7
  2. Brazil2,444,092.6
  3. United States2,213,710.0
  4. Canada1,949,008.1
  5. Indonesia1,396,246.3

Lowest

  1. Yemenshared0.0
  2. Tuvalushared0.0
  3. Seychellesshared0.0
  4. São Tomé and Príncipeshared0.0
  5. Saudi Arabiashared0.0

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 3,120.2. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Tree cover in 2000 (hectares, >30% canopy)

    HighestRussia761,226,509.4

    Lowest9 share it

    Middle country: 1,245,965.5

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 190values changed, of 210 in both
  • 101 · 89rose · fell
  • 20unchanged

Rose most

  • Russia2,338,922.8 → 3,047,987.7+709,064.8
  • Bolivia189,943.3 → 369,893.8+179,950.5
  • Argentina425,335.9 → 592,718.8+167,382.9
  • Sweden182,858.1 → 293,724.1+110,866.0
  • China653,049.8 → 738,091.9+85,042.1

Fell most

  • United States2,435,114.9 → 2,213,710.0−221,404.8
  • Brazil2,621,699.5 → 2,444,092.6−177,606.8
  • Canada2,117,899.4 → 1,949,008.1−168,891.3
  • Australia372,723.4 → 205,723.7−166,999.7
  • Madagascar188,580.0 → 123,502.2−65,077.8

Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

  • 188 distinct values among 210

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 17 decimals. 23 countries share 0.0. Countries sharing a value share a position too.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 210 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full
  • .csv

    For a spreadsheet or code

    210 rows · 11 KB · UTF-8, opens in Excel

    Opens with 11 lines of source notes; the table starts on row 13.

    Download tree-cover-loss-2008-nations-inquiry.csv
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    The publisher’s original

    World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland)’s own file, on its own site.

    v20260407

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0. Share, adapt and use commercially. Credit the publisher and say if you changed anything.

Cite this edition

World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) (2008). Tree Cover Loss, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/tree-cover-loss/2008

0625 held

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07Questions

Tree Cover Loss, 2008: questions and answers

Which country has the highest tree cover loss in Tree Cover Loss, 2008?

Russia, at 3,047,987.7, of the 210 countries in the file.

What year does Tree Cover Loss, 2008 describe?

2008.

How many countries does Tree Cover Loss, 2008 cover?

210.

Where can I download Tree Cover Loss, 2008?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Tree Cover Loss, 2008 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Tree Cover Loss, 2025.

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