From 2001 to 2022, France lost 1392kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 0.1% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In France from 2001 to 2022, 1392kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In France, the top 5 regions were responsible for 79.5% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Occitanie had the most tree cover loss at 611.2kha compared to an average of 107.1 kha.
Between 15 Jan 2023 and 26 Nov 2023 France experienced a total of 2,801 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).