The percentage of trees considered "without damage" in Luxembourg has dropped considerably in less than 20 years.
According to figures recently published by Statec, the percentage of trees "without damage" has dropped from 43.6% in 2000 to a mere 13.4% in 2019. In 1986, this was as high as 77.1%.
In real terms, this means that just over one tree in ten in the Grand Duchy is healthy. But that isn't all. The rate of trees considered "slightly damaged" and "substantially damaged" has considerably risen in recent years.
For the former, the rate has increased from 33% to 36.6% over the first period (2000-2019), while the number of "substantially damaged" trees has doubled since the year 2000!
Indeed, Statec confirms that these made up 23.4% of trees in 2000, compared to around 50% currently. In other words, every other tree in Luxembourg is in bad health.
