The deforested area of the Brazilian Amazon declined by over 21 percent in 2023, when compared to the previous year. This was the second drop recorded in the last six years. The deforested area in the Brazilian Amazon stood at approximately nine thousand square kilometers in 2022.
Deforestation growth rate of the Brazilian Amazon from 2000 to 2023
Only including the Legal Amazon, which comprises the Brazilian states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima, and Tocantins.
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