From 2001 to 2022, Belarus lost 1042kha of tree cover, equivalent to a -5.7% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In Belarus from 2001 to 2022, 1042kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In Belarus, the top 5 regions were responsible for 91.1% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Homyel' had the most tree cover loss at 278.0kha compared to an average of 173.7 kha.
Between 5 Mar 2023 and 12 Nov 2023 Belarus experienced a total of 1,683 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).