Data for 1999

Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 1999

1999, as JRC’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 1999 covers 102 countries on 5 measures. Brazil is highest, at 4.693765; 2 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000000. The middle country reads 0.010641. Against 1998, 101 values changed (59 up, 42 down), the same countries are covered.

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Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation · Data for 1999

HighestBrazil

4.693765

Lowest2 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
1999the year it describes
101distinct values14 decimals, as published
Oct 3, 2026read from the publisher
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Every country and every column of Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 1999, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 1999: every country, as published by European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC).

BrazilBRASouth America	4.693765	2.738313	0.021163	353.958397	13.825187
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	1.644836	0.965617	0.014179	121.118699	10.739908
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.780042	0.594453	0.001814	125.116358	3.469089
BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.777025	0.680824	0.001264	30.036435	1.824062
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.468227	0.298930	0.005884	14.584064	2.008664
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.413469	0.098955	0.000032	1.850801	0.301239
ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.394891	0.218762	0.005893	65.511685	2.708718
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.373700	0.172555	0.008651	22.824962	2.086481
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.364195	0.148513	0.000070	5.976304	0.603474
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.340361	0.182706	0.002383	6.436870	1.074505
MexicoMEXCentral America	0.286415	0.196982	0.003502	5.410651	1.198510
PeruPERSouth America	0.215857	0.284277	0.002771	71.045886	1.553162
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.212793	0.072740	0.006328	8.320260	1.208674
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.211753	0.135652	0.003723	9.209469	1.396883
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.178109	0.073023	0.000866	42.823152	0.879676
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.147891	0.111848	0.000840	5.046449	0.912691
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.129177	0.091045	0.000169	2.550411	0.313235
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.128975	0.056037	0.000043	6.357656	0.453721
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.123273	0.037111	0.000001	8.370662	0.784985
EcuadorECUSouth America	0.103431	0.088268	0.000057	14.389984	0.475724
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.093328	0.035460	0.000000	1.377491	0.219929
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.090856	0.048981	0.000062	1.109074	0.150425
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.085408	0.049241	0.011751	5.583055	0.862093
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.081825	0.044563	0.002468	2.604507	0.462355
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.075184	0.135595	0.001892	37.186989	2.376458
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.070662	0.037532	0.000320	3.757335	0.510580
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.069899	0.030414	0.000000	6.916344	0.324512
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.067746	0.030429	0.000009	21.913541	0.428787
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.061630	0.057842	0.011640	11.355025	1.625721
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.060308	0.050314	0.003274	2.643140	0.422050
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.059112	0.021005	0.001041	4.359395	0.331859
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.058180	0.014449	0.000000	0.995560	0.100756
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.054720	0.023697	0.000070	1.285684	0.278864
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.050929	0.047247	0.000006	23.744606	0.202914
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.046716	0.047818	0.000089	1.088137	0.172941
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.045084	0.015639	0.000665	0.753405	0.167120
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.036161	0.012934	0.000000	0.204721	0.036339
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.031399	0.007132	0.000016	0.077913	0.017346
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.029950	0.013714	0.000324	1.105326	0.178098
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.028032	0.020326	0.001129	0.696204	0.268998
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.027607	0.011917	0.000001	4.495970	0.145900
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.024042	0.016095	0.000070	2.610057	0.352130
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.019601	0.006825	0.000006	1.519354	0.280781
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.018432	0.022164	0.000265	18.434458	0.182342
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.017784	0.007342	0.000246	2.033180	0.173159
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.015849	0.030247	0.000013	8.394081	0.354233
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.013862	0.003495	0.000005	0.147403	0.027077
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.013272	0.004936	0.000023	0.083946	0.055554
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.012386	0.011049	0.004597	1.952000	0.256802
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.012172	0.001280	0.000008	0.048188	0.010550
PanamaPANCentral America	0.010958	0.015044	0.001285	3.914921	0.270166
SurinameSURSouth America	0.010324	0.011824	0.000174	13.532565	0.125039
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.009497	0.000971	0.000014	0.088365	0.014270
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.009444	0.012602	0.000170	0.218475	0.093049
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.008421	0.004895	0.000164	1.303492	0.068022
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.007224	0.010270	0.000000	24.014350	0.092193
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.006517	0.000825	0.000000	0.117024	0.014878
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.006082	0.002478	0.000252	0.144183	0.040299
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.006026	0.003044	0.000018	0.094955	0.021737
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.005147	0.000938	0.000000	0.055688	0.006788
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.004054	0.004392	0.000000	0.906351	0.035893
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.003948	0.000632	0.000344	0.290409	0.050335
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	0.003046	0.000599	0.000001	0.316983	0.057776
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.002769	0.003015	0.000123	0.280321	0.117741
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.002413	0.003183	0.000000	0.043100	0.003260
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.002071	0.000623	0.000011	0.059394	0.009878
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	0.002055	0.001775	0.000000	0.863028	0.002705
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.001745	0.000883	0.000107	0.076057	0.024429
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.001419	0.002012	0.000367	0.485072	0.035174
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.001336	0.006035	0.000000	2.580486	0.006832
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.000898	0.000809	0.000000	2.640543	0.012575
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.000754	0.001815	0.000000	1.043678	0.004338
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.000582	0.000298	0.000002	0.070915	0.003520
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.000385	0.000221	0.000020	0.011967	0.002770
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.000305	0.000066	0.000000	0.003783	0.000699
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.000271	0.000000	0.000000	0.004317	0.000000
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.000235	0.000008	0.000000	0.002203	0.000519
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.000195	0.000009	0.000004	0.127214	0.010361
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.000171	0.000036	0.000000	0.282994	0.036222
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.000081	0.000002	0.000001	0.035917	0.010694
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.000077	0.000130	0.000000	0.066486	0.000635
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.000071	0.000007	0.000000	0.001671	0.000566
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.000060	0.000015	0.000000	0.003722	0.000136
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.000056	0.000013	0.000000	0.000795	0.000491
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.000053	0.000043	0.000000	0.043023	0.001973
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.000051	0.000063	0.000000	0.008697	0.000441
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.000038	0.000010	0.000000	0.002270	0.000279
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.000037	0.000019	0.000000	0.000621	0.000031
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.000034	0.000014	0.000000	0.003613	0.000148
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.000029	0.000041	0.000002	0.008251	0.000694
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.000016	0.000001	0.000000	0.000018	0.000018
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.000014	0.000004	0.000000	0.021972	0.000784
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.000010	0.000012	0.000000	0.026922	0.001501
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.000010	0.000001	0.000000	0.003476	0.002767
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.000004	0.000001	0.000000	0.001784	0.000031
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.000004	0.000006	0.000000	0.002125	0.001302
AnguillaAIACaribbean	0.000002	0.000000	0.000000	0.000025	0.000001
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000037	0.000005
ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000
UruguayURYSouth America	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000070	0.000000
United StatesUSANorthern America	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000

02In 1999

At either end

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

Highest

Brazil4.693765
Indonesia1.644836
DR Congo0.780042
Bolivia0.777025
Myanmar0.468227

Lowest

United Statesshared0.000000
São Tomé and Príncipeshared0.000000
Uruguay0.000000
Argentina0.000000
Aruba0.000000

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.010641. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Degraded in the year (million hectares)
HighestBrazil2.738313
LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe0.000000
Middle country: 0.006430
Regrowing forest (million hectares)
HighestBrazil0.021163
Lowest32 share it
Middle country: 0.000012
Undisturbed forest (million hectares)
HighestBrazil353.958397
LowestUruguay0.000000
Middle country: 0.884689
Degraded forest (million hectares)
HighestBrazil13.825187
LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe0.000000
Middle country: 0.062899

031998 → 1999

Since 1998

What changed between 1998 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
101values changed, of 102 in both
59 · 42rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Brazil3.319328 → 4.693765+1.374437
Bolivia0.197507 → 0.777025+0.579518
Paraguay0.065213 → 0.413469+0.348257
India0.196437 → 0.340361+0.143924
DR Congo0.656288 → 0.780042+0.123754

Fell most

Indonesia2.964457 → 1.644836−1.319621
Mexico0.696979 → 0.286415−0.410565
Philippines0.414853 → 0.061630−0.353222
Venezuela0.484527 → 0.178109−0.306417
Guatemala0.377137 → 0.081825−0.295312

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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Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
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European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (1999). Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 1999 [data set], describing 1999. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/tropical-deforestation/1999

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