Amazon Rainforest in Brazil

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Statista dossier on the Brazilian Amazon

Spanning across nine South American countries, the Amazon is the largest rainforest in the world. More than 60 percent of its land area is located in Brazil. This dossier presents a selection of statistics and facts on the Brazilian Amazon rainforest, including data on deforestation, wildfires, emissions, and land use.

Table of contents

  • 1. Overview

    • Ten countries with most forest area 2020

    • Global tree cover loss 2020, by key country

    • South America: key figures on the Amazon 2021

    • Amazon land area share 2020, by country

    • Brazil: Legal Amazon land area 2020, by state

    • Amazon rainforest population in Brazil 1970-2020

    • Legal Amazon GDP per capita in Brazil 2010-2018

  • 2. Deforestation

    • Deforested area in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil 2004-2020

    • Amazon rainforest: change in deforested area in Brazil 2000-2020

    • Amazon deforested area share in Brazil 1988-2020, by state

    • Deforested area in the Brazilian Amazon 2019-2021, by month

    • Deforested area in the Brazilian Amazon 2020-2021, by land type

    • Legal Amazon land area share 2020, by type of coverage

  • 3. Wildfires

    • South America: number of wildfires 2020, by country

    • Brazil: number of wildfires 2020, by state

    • Brazil: share of wildfires 2020, by biome

    • Brazil: number of wildfires in the Legal Amazon 2005-2021

    • Wildfire annual growth rate in Brazil's Legal Amazon 2006-2021

    • Brazil: share of wildfires in the Legal Amazon 2005-2021

  • 4. Emissions

    • Legal Amazon greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil 2010-2019

    • Legal Amazon greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil 2019, by state

    • Legal Amazon greenhouse gas emissions in Brazil 2016-2018, by sector

  • 5. Land use

    • Legal Amazon planted area 2000-2019

    • Legal Amazon crop production value in Brazil 2000-2019

    • Legal Amazon number of bovine livestock 2000-2019

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