From 2001 to 2022, Chile lost 2239kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 0.1% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In Chile from 2001 to 2022, 2239kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In Chile, the top 5 regions were responsible for 84.1% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Bío-Bío had the most tree cover loss at 638.4kha compared to an average of 140.0 kha.
Between 8 Jan 2023 and 31 Dec 2023 Chile experienced a total of 28,187 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).