From 2001 to 2023, United Kingdom lost 563kha of tree cover, equivalent to a -2.2% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In United Kingdom from 2001 to 2023, 563kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In United Kingdom, the top 4 regions were responsible for 100.0% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2023. Scotland had the most tree cover loss at 366.0kha compared to an average of 140.6 kha.
Between 15 Jan 2023 and 5 Nov 2023 United Kingdom experienced a total of 683 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).