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Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2001

2001, as JRC’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2001 covers 102 countries on 5 measures. Brazil is highest, at 2.596971; Uruguay is lowest, at 0.000000. The middle country reads 0.008343. Against 2000, 102 values changed (39 up, 63 down), the same countries are covered.

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Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation · Data for 2001

HighestBrazil

2.596971

LowestUruguay

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.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2001, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 102 countries · select a heading to sort

Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2001: every country, as published by European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC).
BrazilBRASouth America2.5969711.5621210.126457346.45896616.201812
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia1.1622910.7956910.047346117.36303412.003671
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa1.0140011.0017900.004211121.2935025.151852
VenezuelaVENSouth America0.5827150.5131180.00175041.3809911.381851
ColombiaCOLSouth America0.5304780.5345380.01381163.7039653.458184
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa0.3992380.5053450.0002274.7742041.185792
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia0.3921660.2469580.00659513.3691312.322876
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia0.3875330.2443960.00896421.5984842.516780
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia0.2537380.1248680.0062577.5897211.340117
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa0.2372140.3283620.0030234.1838331.383250
IndiaINDSouthern Asia0.2194230.1631910.0051585.7728081.250977
EcuadorECUSouth America0.1866460.3328890.00054213.5560870.960398
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa0.1715470.1547270.0000482.1494760.520737
BoliviaBOLSouth America0.1713290.1628690.00683229.1703712.120161
GhanaGHAWestern Africa0.1683740.2079210.0000103.6889150.528780
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia0.1520110.0970200.0078588.4693851.661666
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia0.1419300.1323130.00102710.9579881.787118
PeruPERSouth America0.1396100.2177570.00668570.3871491.937058
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa0.1387310.1237560.0007695.2045450.948370
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa0.1197860.2232330.00030721.2428700.807918
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa0.1186690.1754320.0002826.0514590.830824
GuineaGINWestern Africa0.1179110.1091230.0000461.0241550.333440
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa0.1117150.1142670.0003487.8940270.940447
MexicoMEXCentral America0.1000510.0652470.0143034.8047531.421220
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia0.0994280.0619210.0006091.3059490.311443

02In 2001

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Brazil2.596971
  2. Indonesia1.162291
  3. DR Congo1.014001
  4. Venezuela0.582715
  5. Colombia0.530478

Lowest

  1. Uruguay0.000000
  2. Argentina0.000000
  3. United States0.000000
  4. São Tomé and Príncipe0.000000
  5. Aruba0.000001

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.008343. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Degraded in the year (million hectares)

    HighestBrazil1.562121

    Lowest3 share it

    Middle country: 0.009923

  • Regrowing forest (million hectares)

    HighestBrazil0.126457

    Lowest23 share it

    Middle country: 0.000107

  • Undisturbed forest (million hectares)

    HighestBrazil346.458966

    LowestUruguay0.000000

    Middle country: 0.814581

  • Degraded forest (million hectares)

    HighestBrazil16.201812

    LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe0.000000

    Middle country: 0.090130

032000 → 2001

Since 2000

What changed between 2000 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 102values changed, of 102 in both
  • 39 · 63rose · fell
  • 0unchanged

Rose most

Fell most

  • Bolivia0.398255 → 0.171329−0.226926
  • Mexico0.282191 → 0.100051−0.182140
  • Laos0.322769 → 0.152011−0.170757
  • Indonesia1.329062 → 1.162291−0.166771
  • Madagascar0.288072 → 0.138731−0.149341

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

Read before you use

What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method
  • One year of the 2026 release

    Every year in this series comes from JRC’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2001.

  • Which end is better

    Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

  • Nothing missing

    Every one of the 102 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: Copernicus free, full and open data (attribution required). The publisher’s own written permission to reuse, commercial use included. Read the terms before republishing.

Cite this edition

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2001). Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2001 [data set], describing 2001. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/tropical-deforestation/2001

0636 held

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07Questions

Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2001: questions and answers

Which country has the highest tropical deforestation in Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2001?

Brazil, at 2.596971, of the 102 countries in the file.

What year does Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2001 describe?

2001.

How many countries does Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2001 cover?

102.

Where can I download Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2001?

On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.

Is Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2001 the newest?

No. The newest held here is Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2025.

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