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Tree Cover Loss, 2015

Figures for 2015, as World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland) published them · stored as published, never rewritten

Tree Cover Loss, 2015 covers 210 countries on 2 measures. Canada is highest, at 2,733,434.83; 41 countries share the lowest reading, 0.00. The middle country reads 2,302.82. Against 2014, 187 values changed (36 up, 151 down), the same countries are covered.

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Tree Cover Loss · Data for 2015

HighestCanada

2,733,434.83

Lowest41 countries share it

0.00

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, 2015, 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, 2015: every country, as published by World Resources Institute — Global Forest Watch (data: University of Maryland).
CanadaCANNorthern America2,733,434.83418,066,874.8
RussiaRUSEastern Europe2,332,110.88761,226,509.4
United StatesUSANorthern America2,289,653.11279,375,325.2
BrazilBRASouth America2,222,653.78519,056,655.7
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia1,746,464.32160,640,822.2
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa928,502.23199,272,121.1
ChinaCHNEastern Asia490,493.17162,873,594.1
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia454,490.8229,444,768.4
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa301,788.6617,141,084.1
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia293,305.1842,863,360.7
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia284,935.1419,118,849.5
ParaguayPRYSouth America279,304.2824,273,208.1
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand261,574.2942,281,440.1
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa232,761.735,617,879.8
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia217,883.2516,550,834.6
SwedenSWENorthern Europe216,031.2027,883,711.6
MexicoMEXCentral America197,533.4253,168,926.1
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa186,010.139,384,718.1
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa181,404.7528,920,531.0
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia180,806.8042,920,262.3
ArgentinaARGSouth America180,227.8139,069,969.4
FinlandFINNorthern Europe172,639.5821,627,650.4
PeruPERSouth America166,449.3178,063,554.9
BoliviaBOLSouth America166,250.9064,556,285.1
GuineaGINWestern Africa161,819.878,159,636.2

02In 2015

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Canada2,733,434.83
  2. Russia2,332,110.88
  3. United States2,289,653.11
  4. Brazil2,222,653.78
  5. Indonesia1,746,464.32

Lowest

  1. Yemenshared0.00
  2. British Virgin Islandsshared0.00
  3. Uzbekistanshared0.00
  4. Tuvalushared0.00
  5. Turkmenistanshared0.00

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 2,302.82. “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

032014 → 2015

Since 2014

What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 187values changed, of 210 in both
  • 36 · 151rose · fell
  • 23unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Russia4,489,888.74 → 2,332,110.88−2,157,777.86
  • Brazil2,692,910.39 → 2,222,653.78−470,256.61
  • DR Congo1,338,360.70 → 928,502.23−409,858.47
  • Côte d’Ivoire346,899.26 → 152,453.51−194,445.75
  • Malaysia646,026.95 → 454,490.82−191,536.13

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

  • 170 distinct values among 210

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 17 decimals. 41 countries share 0.00. 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-2015-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) (2015). Tree Cover Loss, 2015 [data set], describing 2015. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/tree-cover-loss/2015

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07Questions

Tree Cover Loss, 2015: questions and answers

Which country has the highest tree cover loss in Tree Cover Loss, 2015?

Canada, at 2,733,434.83, of the 210 countries in the file.

What year does Tree Cover Loss, 2015 describe?

2015.

How many countries does Tree Cover Loss, 2015 cover?

210.

Where can I download Tree Cover Loss, 2015?

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, 2015 the newest?

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

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