From 2001 to 2022, Slovakia lost 234kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 1.6% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In Slovakia from 2001 to 2022, 234kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In Slovakia, the top 5 regions were responsible for 91.5% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Žilinský had the most tree cover loss at 73.9kha compared to an average of 29.3 kha.
Between 30 Apr 2023 and 9 Jul 2023 Slovakia experienced a total of 152 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).