From 2001 to 2023, East Timor lost 33kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 0.2% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In East Timor from 2001 to 2023, 33kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In East Timor, the top 5 regions were responsible for 66.7% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2023. Covalima had the most tree cover loss at 6.1kha compared to an average of 2.5 kha.
Between 18 Jun 2023 and 26 Nov 2023 East Timor experienced a total of 1,333 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).