From 2001 to 2022, Liberia lost 2200kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 3.6% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In Liberia from 2001 to 2022, 2200kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In Liberia, the top 5 regions were responsible for 63.6% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Bong had the most tree cover loss at 387.5kha compared to an average of 146.7 kha.
Between 8 Jan 2023 and 31 Dec 2023 Liberia experienced a total of 16,975 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).