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Tree Cover in Romania

From 2001 to 2025, Romania lost 476kha of tree cover, equivalent to a -1.5% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.

Annual Tree Cover Loss by Dominant Driver in Romania

In Romania from 2001 to 2025, 476kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.

Location of Tree Cover Loss in Romania

In Romania, the top 5 regions were responsible for 39.7% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2025. Sălaj had the most tree cover loss at 70.6kha compared to an average of 11.3 kha.

Sălaj70.6kha
Harghita44.4kha
Maramureș29.1kha
Constanța22.7kha
Argeș22.1kha
Components of net change in tree cover in Romania

From 2000 to 2020, Romania experienced a net change of 118.2 kha (1.46%) in tree cover.

  • The loss total is different from annual tree cover loss, as this data was created using a different method and forest definition. For gross or annual loss information, please see the tree cover loss widget.

  • Disturbance represents areas that experienced both loss and gain between 2000 and 2020
Tree Cover Gain in Romania Compared to Other Areas

From 2000 to 2020, Romania gained 223.9 kha of tree cover equal to 0.17% of the global total.

Russia37.2Mha
Canada17.0Mha
United States14.0Mha
Brazil8.1Mha
China6.7Mha
Cumulative Fire Alerts In Romania Compared to Other Areas

In Romania there have been 130 VIIRS fire alerts reported so far in 2023 considering high confidence alerts only. This total is high compared to the total for previous years going back to 2023. The most fires recorded in a year was 2012, with 934.

Weekly Fire Alerts In Romania

In Romania the peak fire season typically occurs in July. There were 130 VIIRS fire alerts reported between 26 Feb 2023 and 19 Nov 2023 considering high confidence alerts only.

Historical Fire Alerts In Romania Compared to Other Areas

Between 26 Feb 2023 and 19 Nov 2023 Romania experienced a total of 6,619 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).

Temperature Trends in Romania
Precipitation Trends in Romania
Air Quality Trends in Romania
Air Quality vs Tree Cover Loss Trends

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