From 2001 to 2022, Australia lost 8847kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 2.2% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In Australia from 2001 to 2022, 8847kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In Australia, the top 5 regions were responsible for 95.2% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. New South Wales had the most tree cover loss at 3007.1kha compared to an average of 804.3 kha.
Between 8 Jan 2023 and 31 Dec 2023 Australia experienced a total of 1,312,907 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).