From 2001 to 2022, India lost 2189kha of tree cover, equivalent to a -2.3% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In India from 2001 to 2022, 2189kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In India, the top 5 regions were responsible for 60.5% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Assam had the most tree cover loss at 306.2kha compared to an average of 60.8 kha.
Between 8 Jan 2023 and 31 Dec 2023 India experienced a total of 214,794 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).