Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Montenegro
Montenegro: Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre was 0.0099 hectares per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Montenegro, 2006–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in hectares per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Montenegro is 0.0099 hectares per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 113.1% on the previous year and up 314.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Montenegro peaked at 0.0099 hectares per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre, in 2015.
Montenegro ranks 20th of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | hectares per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre | — |
| 2007 | 0.0053 hectares per square kilometre | +110.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0062 hectares per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0047 hectares per square kilometre | -25.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0023 hectares per square kilometre | -50.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0044 hectares per square kilometre | +91.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0048 hectares per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0024 hectares per square kilometre | -50.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0038 hectares per square kilometre | +61.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre | -45.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0089 hectares per square kilometre | +326.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0085 hectares per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0056 hectares per square kilometre | -34.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0089 hectares per square kilometre | +57.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0071 hectares per square kilometre | -19.3% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 hectares per square kilometre | -48.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0046 hectares per square kilometre | +25.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0099 hectares per square kilometre | +113.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0047 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0025 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0062 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0052 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0089 hectares per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0063 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0037 hectares per square kilometre | 0.0099 hectares per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
- 17 Dominican Republic 0.0126 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 18 British Virgin Islands 0.0112 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 19 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0108 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 21 Brunei 0.0097 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 22 Liechtenstein 0.0089 hectares per square kilometre compare
- 23 Equatorial Guinea 0.0086 hectares per square kilometre compare
More reference data data for Montenegro
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0413 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0412 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.095 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1384 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1046 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1738 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.4689 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0049 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Montenegro?
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre in Montenegro was 0.0099 hectares per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0099 hectares per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 hectares per square kilometre in 2015.
- How does Montenegro rank for tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre?
- Montenegro ranks 20th out of 176 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 314.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tree cover loss by dominant driver, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tree cover loss by dominant driver ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tree cover loss by dominant driver Global Forest Watch (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tree cover loss by dominant driver divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.