Between 1988 and 2020, the deforested area of the Brazilian Amazon surpassed 455 thousand square kilometers, of which over 34 percent occurred in the Brazilian state of Pará. Mato Grosso had the second highest share of deforestation, at more than 32 percent. It was trailed by Rondônia, with roughly 14 percent.
Distribution of the deforested area in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest from 1988 to 2020, by state
Estimates; Only including the states in the Legal Amazon region*
Supplementary notes
* 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. (May 21, 2021). Distribution of the deforested area in the Brazilian Amazon rainforest from 1988 to 2020, by state [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 28, 2021, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/940727/brazil-amazon-deforestation-area-share-state/
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