From 2001 to 2022, South Sudan lost 131kha of tree cover, equivalent to a -2.5% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In South Sudan from 2001 to 2022, 131kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In South Sudan, the top 5 regions were responsible for 94.0% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. West Equatoria had the most tree cover loss at 49.3kha compared to an average of 13.1 kha.
Between 8 Jan 2023 and 31 Dec 2023 South Sudan experienced a total of 574,106 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).