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million hectares of forest area were lost due to deforestation between 1990 and 2020. However, the deforestation rate has slowed over the last three decades, down from the total
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million hectares per year in 1990-2000 to
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million hectares per year in 2015-2020. The climatic domain that has shown the highest pace of deforestation is the tropical, which saw
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million hectares per year lost in 2015-2020. On the other hand, the boreal domain has the lowest deforestation rate, with a figure of
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FAO. (November 12, 2020). Rate of deforestation worldwide from 1990 to 2020, by climatic domain (in million hectares per year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 30, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292859/global-rate-of-deforestation-by-climatic-domain/
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