From 2001 to 2022, Afghanistan lost 2kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 2.8% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In Afghanistan from 2001 to 2022, 2kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In Afghanistan, the top 5 regions were responsible for 86.3% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Khost had the most tree cover loss at 0.6kha compared to an average of 0.1 kha.
Between 26 Feb 2023 and 31 Dec 2023 Afghanistan experienced a total of 1,326 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).