More information: Shidong Liu et al, Mapping previously undetected trees reveals overlooked changes in pan-tropical tree cover, Nature Communications (2025). DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-60662-z ...

The maximum tree cover loss of 189,000 hectares occurred in 2017. The country lost 175,000 hectares of tree cover in 2016 and 144,000 hectares in 2023, the highest in the last six years.