From 2001 to 2023, France lost 1478kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 0.1% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In France from 2001 to 2023, 1478kha 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 79.2% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2023. Occitanie had the most tree cover loss at 641.3kha compared to an average of 113.7 kha.
Between 15 Jan 2023 and 26 Nov 2023 France experienced a total of 2,801 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).