From 2001 to 2022, Belgium lost 109kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 0.4% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In Belgium from 2001 to 2022, 109kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In Belgium, the top 3 regions were responsible for 100.0% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Wallonie had the most tree cover loss at 94.1kha compared to an average of 36.4 kha.
Between 9 Apr 2023 and 10 Sept 2023 Belgium experienced a total of 328 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).