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The World Resources Institute (WRI) notes that the world lost 398 million hectares (ha) of tree cover between 2002 and 2020. During this period, Russia experienced the largest loss of tree cover.
Russia lost 67.66 million ha of tree cover over the past 18 years. Brazil was second, with a significant loss of 57.08 million ha.
Canada ranked third, with a total tree cover loss of 42.73 million ha. Its neighbor, the United States, recorded a loss of 40.29 million ha.
Indonesia recorded a loss of 26.98 million ha of tree cover between 2002 and 2020. In 2020 alone, Indonesia lost 961,588 ha of tree cover.
In 2020, global tree cover loss totaled 25.8 million ha, exceeding the 24.2 million ha lost in 2019.
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