Data for 1991

Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 1991

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Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 1991 covers 102 countries on 5 measures. Brazil is highest, at 1.150233; 20 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000000. The middle country reads 0.001937. Against 1990, 94 values changed (38 up, 56 down), the same countries are covered.

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Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation · Data for 1991

HighestBrazil

1.150233

Lowest20 countries share it

0.000000

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

102countries
5measures per country
1991the year it describes
83distinct values12 decimals, as published
Oct 3, 2026read from the publisher
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01Values only

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Every country and every column of Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 1991, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 1991: every country, as published by European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC).

BrazilBRASouth America	1.150233	0.737619	0.037176	379.840859	9.035300
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.830532	0.271246	0.002133	145.049622	2.159648
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.223718	0.171292	0.000355	18.064663	1.145886
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.210553	0.102018	0.000077	8.354103	0.596098
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.203810	0.105573	0.000594	10.681282	0.708132
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.190265	0.112083	0.000544	27.049855	0.743737
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.152261	0.101726	0.000155	11.406880	0.696160
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.135755	0.071086	0.000282	6.921943	0.499176
ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.135414	0.227349	0.010995	67.762210	2.028174
MexicoMEXCentral America	0.128930	0.065492	0.000506	8.093964	0.670836
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.089252	0.045912	0.000356	3.302368	0.250110
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.085138	0.081116	0.001794	43.950505	0.678761
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.071876	0.040013	0.000373	3.778678	0.260577
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.062587	0.065084	0.000483	128.866475	2.178803
BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.062099	0.046590	0.002872	32.699544	1.146430
PeruPERSouth America	0.054219	0.062477	0.003809	72.746655	0.809523
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.046932	0.038794	0.000086	7.773891	0.225357
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.040007	0.024516	0.000172	40.056479	0.348066
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.037360	0.028661	0.000012	5.019674	0.137501
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.037078	0.021336	0.000249	2.251294	0.088863
EcuadorECUSouth America	0.036134	0.035570	0.000082	14.904737	0.288835
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.029685	0.024589	0.000017	6.461046	0.459336
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.025395	0.018805	0.000197	2.638603	0.592974
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.024516	0.013931	0.000327	3.089449	0.251921
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.024405	0.012462	0.000164	4.496611	0.273426
PanamaPANCentral America	0.020881	0.032383	0.001506	4.173261	0.175176
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.020340	0.012098	0.000347	13.811852	0.454805
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.015747	0.009635	0.000777	1.245974	0.161790
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.013101	0.005621	0.000000	2.024830	0.076640
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.012920	0.011326	0.000025	1.335152	0.058671
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.011805	0.012423	0.003417	2.113527	0.200183
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.011777	0.009829	0.000018	1.394753	0.035918
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.011415	0.006314	0.000032	0.320141	0.111229
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.010182	0.005686	0.000003	0.331153	0.044124
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.009348	0.007816	0.000056	0.977533	0.137835
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.009036	0.007966	0.000801	7.011081	0.304707
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.005956	0.016173	0.000023	8.567390	0.233406
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.005379	0.005073	0.000013	0.201456	0.040274
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.005312	0.008846	0.000056	3.051371	0.218355
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.005251	0.004947	0.000000	0.187007	0.042147
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.005228	0.006787	0.001054	0.926970	0.176630
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.005161	0.009930	0.000083	6.962477	0.343671
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.004663	0.007210	0.000053	1.735781	0.202582
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.004472	0.003257	0.000015	4.594297	0.131953
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.004096	0.008152	0.000000	0.933775	0.017732
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.003940	0.005287	0.000155	8.566705	0.776218
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.003874	0.002002	0.000098	0.120501	0.018781
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.003763	0.004182	0.000005	1.418303	0.086587
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.002641	0.000933	0.000169	0.096294	0.022775
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.002568	0.002617	0.000300	18.608152	0.096690
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.001964	0.000823	0.000111	0.171782	0.039343
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.001911	0.002599	0.000002	0.529430	0.007972
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.001884	0.000413	0.000024	0.079134	0.006539
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.001467	0.001386	0.000033	1.081208	0.087528
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.001339	0.000000	0.000000	0.006927	0.000000
SurinameSURSouth America	0.001019	0.001604	0.000644	13.634081	0.069318
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.000945	0.001818	0.000000	0.125758	0.017936
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.000929	0.000477	0.000002	0.137997	0.011256
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.000866	0.000364	0.000004	0.061646	0.006366
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.000791	0.000268	0.000000	0.075733	0.002224
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.000648	0.000990	0.000000	0.101396	0.018096
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	0.000633	0.000763	0.000000	0.337669	0.051105
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.000380	0.000333	0.000092	0.122546	0.018447
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.000333	0.000421	0.000001	0.284426	0.035680
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.000258	0.000071	0.000000	0.009010	0.000438
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.000199	0.000102	0.000000	0.003790	0.000128
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.000164	0.000351	0.000001	0.014432	0.002165
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.000134	0.000106	0.000000	0.003484	0.002772
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.000100	0.000085	0.000000	0.001699	0.000609
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.000038	0.000052	0.000000	0.043114	0.001935
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.000021	0.000017	0.000310	1.539592	0.172923
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.000016	0.000087	0.000686	0.328249	0.047610
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.000014	0.000006	0.000195	0.249338	0.034733
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.000006	0.000007	0.000000	0.002702	0.000364
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.000005	0.000011	0.000000	0.001370	0.000740
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.000003	0.000001	0.000122	21.988935	0.432581
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.000002	0.000001	0.000000	0.000040	0.000005
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.000001	0.000006	0.000006	0.044692	0.004240
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.026942	0.001492
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000026	0.000029
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.000000	0.000001	0.000014	0.128651	0.010293
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.022805	0.000541
AnguillaAIACaribbean	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000027	0.000001
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.003697	0.000132
ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.002469	0.000593
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.066692	0.000508
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.000000	0.000000	0.000009	2.642214	0.011808
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.000000	0.000000	0.000044	24.035302	0.080662
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.048640	0.000139
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.002137	0.001295
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.866622	0.001168
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	23.859692	0.153445
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.008832	0.000372
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000070	0.000000
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000734	0.000003
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	2.587831	0.000824
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.001808	0.000028
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.006140	0.000681
United StatesUSANorthern America	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000
UruguayURYSouth America	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	1.046227	0.002543

02In 1991

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

Brazil1.150233
Indonesia0.830532
Myanmar0.223718
India0.210553
Vietnam0.203810

Lowest

Vanuatushared0.000000
United Statesshared0.000000
Uruguayshared0.000000
Chadshared0.000000
Turks and Caicos Islandsshared0.000000

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.001937. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Degraded in the year (million hectares)
HighestBrazil0.737619
Lowest20 share it
Middle country: 0.001711
Regrowing forest (million hectares)
HighestBrazil0.037176
Lowest30 share it
Middle country: 0.000017
Undisturbed forest (million hectares)
HighestBrazil379.840859
LowestUruguay0.000000
Middle country: 0.955654
Degraded forest (million hectares)
HighestBrazil9.035300
LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe0.000000
Middle country: 0.045867

031990 → 1991

Since 1990

What changed between 1990 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
94values changed, of 102 in both
38 · 56rose · fell
8unchanged

Rose most

Vietnam0.116975 → 0.203810+0.086835
Honduras0.027301 → 0.089252+0.061950
Colombia0.081425 → 0.135414+0.053988
Laos0.101983 → 0.152261+0.050279
Guatemala0.036739 → 0.071876+0.035137

Fell most

India0.456121 → 0.210553−0.245568
DR Congo0.249572 → 0.062587−0.186985
Indonesia1.008093 → 0.830532−0.177561
Philippines0.180215 → 0.020340−0.159875
Malaysia0.324591 → 0.190265−0.134326

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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Values are stored exactly as published, to 12 decimals. 20 countries share 0.000000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
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European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (1991). Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 1991 [data set], describing 1991. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/tropical-deforestation/1991

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