In the period ranging from 2010 to 2020, the annual rate of forest loss in South America amounted to 2.6 million hectares per year. This rate has dropped to half the value reported in the previous decade, when forest area loss in the region averaged 5.2 million hectares per year.
Annual forest area net change in South America from 1990 to 2020, by decade
(in million hectares per year)
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FAO. (May 6, 2020). Annual forest area net change in South America from 1990 to 2020, by decade (in million hectares per year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 05, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127534/forest-area-net-change-south-america/
FAO. "Annual forest area net change in South America from 1990 to 2020, by decade (in million hectares per year)." Chart. May 6, 2020. Statista. Accessed January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127534/forest-area-net-change-south-america/
FAO. (2020). Annual forest area net change in South America from 1990 to 2020, by decade (in million hectares per year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 05, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127534/forest-area-net-change-south-america/
FAO. "Annual Forest Area Net Change in South America from 1990 to 2020, by Decade (in Million Hectares per Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127534/forest-area-net-change-south-america/
FAO, Annual forest area net change in South America from 1990 to 2020, by decade (in million hectares per year) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127534/forest-area-net-change-south-america/ (last visited January 05, 2025)
Annual forest area net change in South America from 1990 to 2020, by decade (in million hectares per year) [Graph], FAO, May 6, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1127534/forest-area-net-change-south-america/
