From 2001 to 2022, Ethiopia lost 467kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 6.1% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In Ethiopia from 2001 to 2022, 467kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In Ethiopia, the top 5 regions were responsible for 99.8% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Oromia had the most tree cover loss at 235.9kha compared to an average of 42.5 kha.
Between 8 Jan 2023 and 31 Dec 2023 Ethiopia experienced a total of 173,309 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).