In 2022, Brazil was the leading country worldwide in terms of tropical primary forest loss. That year, the South American country accounted for more than 40 percent of tropical primary forest loss across the globe. Ranking second that year was the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at a 12.5 percent share. These represent the two countries with the most tropical forest worldwide.
Distribution of tropical primary forest loss worldwide in 2022, by country
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According to the source, primary forests are defined as mature natural humid tropical forest cover that has not been completely cleared and regrown in recent history (approximately 30 years before the year 2001, when primary forests were mapped as part of this data).
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WRI. (November 30, 2023). Distribution of tropical primary forest loss worldwide in 2022, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308751/worldwide-tropical-primary-forest-loss-by-country/
WRI. "Distribution of tropical primary forest loss worldwide in 2022, by country ." Chart. November 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308751/worldwide-tropical-primary-forest-loss-by-country/
WRI. (2023). Distribution of tropical primary forest loss worldwide in 2022, by country . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308751/worldwide-tropical-primary-forest-loss-by-country/
WRI. "Distribution of Tropical Primary Forest Loss Worldwide in 2022, by Country ." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308751/worldwide-tropical-primary-forest-loss-by-country/
WRI, Distribution of tropical primary forest loss worldwide in 2022, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308751/worldwide-tropical-primary-forest-loss-by-country/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Distribution of tropical primary forest loss worldwide in 2022, by country [Graph], WRI, November 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1308751/worldwide-tropical-primary-forest-loss-by-country/
