From 2001 to 2022, Uruguay lost 406kha of tree cover, equivalent to a -31.9% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In Uruguay from 2001 to 2022, 406kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In Uruguay, the top 5 regions were responsible for 62.0% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Rivera had the most tree cover loss at 66.2kha compared to an average of 21.4 kha.
Between 8 Jan 2023 and 19 Nov 2023 Uruguay experienced a total of 1,789 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).