From 2001 to 2022, United States lost 46484kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 1.2% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.
In United States from 2001 to 2022, 46484kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.
In United States, the top 5 regions were responsible for 39.6% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2022. Alaska had the most tree cover loss at 6219.0kha compared to an average of 911.5 kha.
Between 8 Jan 2023 and 26 Nov 2023 United States experienced a total of 377,667 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).