Between 1988 and 2023, the cumulative deforested area in the Brazilian Amazon surpassed 490 thousand square kilometers, of which around 35 percent occurred in the state of Pará. Mato Grosso had the second highest share of deforestation, at over 31 percent. It was trailed by Rondônia, with roughly 14 percent.
Distribution of the deforested area in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest from 1988 to 2023, by state
Share calculated from the cumulative deforested area between 1988 and 2023. Deforestation figures for 2023 are estimates.
Only including the states in the Legal Amazon region. The Legal Amazon is an area of more than five million square kilometers, which comprises the Brazilian states of Acre, Amapá, Amazonas, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Pará, Rondônia, Roraima and Tocantins.
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INPE. (November 9, 2023). Distribution of the deforested area in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest from 1988 to 2023, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/940727/brazil-amazon-deforestation-area-share-state/
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