The deforested area of the Brazilian Amazon dropped by over 11 percent in 2022, when compared to the previous year. This was the first drop recorded after four years of consecutive growth in annual deforestation rate. The deforested area in the Brazilian Amazon stood at approximately 11.6 thousand square kilometers in 2022.
Deforestation growth rate of the Brazilian Amazon from 2000 to 2022
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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