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Forest cover loss in the North-East

Annual tree cover loss across North-Eastern states, tracking the long slide since 2001.

Northeast in DataUpdated November 2025

Tree cover in the North-East has been eroding for two decades. The annual loss series shows the pace and spikes since 2001.

Annual tree cover loss, North-East India
Annual tree cover loss across North-Eastern states shows recurrent spikes over the last two decades.
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Source: Satellite-derived tree cover loss (via Supabase dataset)Download CSV
Tree cover loss by state (7-year smoothed)
Smoothed annual tree cover loss by North-Eastern state highlights Assam and Nagaland as consistent hotspots.
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Source: Satellite-derived tree cover loss (via Supabase dataset)Download CSV
Forest loss vs gain by state
Loss outweighs gain across most North-Eastern states; Assam and Nagaland show the largest net loss.
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Source: Forest loss vs gain (via Supabase dataset)Download CSV

Methodology

Annual loss is summed across North-Eastern states using satellite-based tree cover loss estimates (ha).

Data Sources

Source: Supabase dataset compiled from satellite-derived tree cover loss (2001–2023).