From 2001 to 2023, Kazakhstan lost 85kha of tree cover, equivalent to a -0.7% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In Kazakhstan from 2001 to 2023, 85kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In Kazakhstan, the top 5 regions were responsible for 87.6% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2023. East Kazakhstan had the most tree cover loss at 27.7kha compared to an average of 6.0 kha.
Between 8 Jan 2023 and 26 Nov 2023 Kazakhstan experienced a total of 134,417 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).