From 2001 to 2022, Madagascar lost 4619kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 6.0% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In Madagascar from 2001 to 2022, 4619kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In Madagascar, the top 5 regions were responsible for 98.4% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Toamasina had the most tree cover loss at 1805.1kha compared to an average of 769.8 kha.
Between 8 Jan 2023 and 31 Dec 2023 Madagascar experienced a total of 235,228 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).