From 2001 to 2022, Argentina lost 6550kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 9.1% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In Argentina from 2001 to 2022, 6550kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In Argentina, the top 5 regions were responsible for 85.3% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Santiago del Estero had the most tree cover loss at 1946.7kha compared to an average of 272.9 kha.
Between 8 Jan 2023 and 31 Dec 2023 Argentina experienced a total of 210,163 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).