From 2001 to 2022, Romania lost 407kha of tree cover, equivalent to a -1.5% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In Romania from 2001 to 2022, 407kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In Romania, the top 5 regions were responsible for 41.7% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Sălaj had the most tree cover loss at 61.2kha compared to an average of 9.7 kha.
Between 26 Feb 2023 and 19 Nov 2023 Romania experienced a total of 6,619 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).