From 2001 to 2022, Guatemala lost 1677kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 6.1% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In Guatemala from 2001 to 2022, 1677kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In Guatemala, the top 5 regions were responsible for 89.8% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Petén had the most tree cover loss at 953.9kha compared to an average of 76.2 kha.
Between 8 Jan 2023 and 31 Dec 2023 Guatemala experienced a total of 21,669 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).