Indonesia was the country with the biggest mining-related deforestation (MRD) area, with over 3,500 square kilometers (km2) of forest affected. Brazil followed second with over 1,600 km2 affected. This represents less than half the affected areas of Indonesia.
Top ten countries with the highest direct mining-related deforestation from 2001 to 2020
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