A total of 1.77 million hectares of primary forest were lost in Brazil in 2022, an increase of over 14 percent in comparison to the previous year. During the period in consideration, figures fluctuated, peaking at 2.83 million hectares in 2016. According to the source, the primary forest extent remaining was 91.4 percent in 2022.
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Includes all vegetation taller than five meters. Forest loss means mortality or removal of trees due to various factors, and does not associate with deforestation only.
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GFW. (September 13, 2023). Primary forest loss in Brazil from 2001 to 2022 (in million hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331041/primary-forest-loss-in-brazil/
GFW. "Primary forest loss in Brazil from 2001 to 2022 (in million hectares)." Chart. September 13, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331041/primary-forest-loss-in-brazil/
GFW. (2023). Primary forest loss in Brazil from 2001 to 2022 (in million hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331041/primary-forest-loss-in-brazil/
GFW. "Primary Forest Loss in Brazil from 2001 to 2022 (in Million Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Sep 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331041/primary-forest-loss-in-brazil/
GFW, Primary forest loss in Brazil from 2001 to 2022 (in million hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331041/primary-forest-loss-in-brazil/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Primary forest loss in Brazil from 2001 to 2022 (in million hectares) [Graph], GFW, September 13, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1331041/primary-forest-loss-in-brazil/
