From 2001 to 2022, Ireland lost 147kha of tree cover, equivalent to a -22.5% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In Ireland from 2001 to 2022, 147kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In Ireland, the top 5 regions were responsible for 45.7% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Cork had the most tree cover loss at 22.7kha compared to an average of 5.7 kha.
Between 1 Apr 2012 and 12 Aug 2012 Ireland experienced a total of 133 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).