From 2001 to 2022, Peru lost 3855kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 1.0% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In Peru from 2001 to 2022, 3855kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In Peru, the top 5 regions were responsible for 78.5% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Loreto had the most tree cover loss at 832.5kha compared to an average of 148.3 kha.
Between 8 Jan 2023 and 31 Dec 2023 Peru experienced a total of 42,913 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).