Data for 2003

Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2003

2003, as JRC’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2003 covers 102 countries on 5 measures. Brazil is highest, at 3.420520; 4 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000000. The middle country reads 0.005595. Against 2002, 101 values changed (45 up, 56 down), the same countries are covered.

Download CSV Cite this year

Share this page

Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation · Data for 2003

HighestBrazil

3.420520

Lowest4 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
2003the year it describes
99distinct values15 decimals, as published
Oct 3, 2026read from the publisher
Other open termslicence

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2003, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Search this table

Showing 25 of 102 countries · select a heading to sort

Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2003: every country, as published by European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC).

BrazilBRASouth America	3.420520	1.181576	0.140029	338.922304	17.185474
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.656362	0.519717	0.099771	113.454544	13.571295
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.315605	0.340438	0.021312	119.229123	6.182177
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.280637	0.190819	0.012056	12.589197	2.457358
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.230418	0.118848	0.007990	6.944781	1.446381
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.223811	0.158042	0.007285	7.853176	1.821912
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.221330	0.379304	0.003856	40.540056	1.867433
BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.198108	0.155547	0.012769	28.593937	2.309614
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.191303	0.147835	0.022470	20.700467	2.844995
MexicoMEXCentral America	0.182771	0.127026	0.016366	4.391974	1.519402
ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.182494	0.244385	0.030681	62.670524	4.000112
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.151954	0.248505	0.013566	10.176022	2.141469
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.144219	0.194034	0.003633	4.167384	1.508770
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.134558	0.128575	0.000244	1.712995	0.719779
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.127002	0.033080	0.000626	1.279629	0.384296
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.124069	0.030379	0.000835	3.962077	0.309623
PeruPERSouth America	0.113541	0.151867	0.011193	69.950794	2.169620
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.110522	0.050671	0.005018	2.071160	0.621922
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.106227	0.083486	0.009006	5.392466	1.381176
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.088075	0.022733	0.000207	1.037521	0.226001
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.082649	0.105821	0.000417	3.183115	0.828027
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.082463	0.040892	0.010942	5.148006	0.922689
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.076890	0.066653	0.002472	5.645871	1.067130
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.075002	0.051754	0.001163	4.956861	1.031450
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.070982	0.053488	0.000832	3.350574	0.639794
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.055920	0.079637	0.002649	7.574031	1.130955
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.049670	0.044612	0.001042	2.069088	0.527858
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.049564	0.099565	0.002008	20.949821	0.997853
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.048590	0.208938	0.000151	7.513936	1.052476
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.041864	0.056729	0.000245	0.848225	0.416922
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.031043	0.041642	0.013807	3.957464	1.517430
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.030917	0.021717	0.000740	0.908075	0.208247
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.028791	0.026476	0.004862	2.419082	0.516215
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.024254	0.056536	0.000951	23.296804	0.492046
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.023477	0.099250	0.024612	36.342551	2.957086
EcuadorECUSouth America	0.021936	0.040555	0.005073	13.323206	1.108570
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.021833	0.007718	0.000535	0.748115	0.166719
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.021254	0.038091	0.004279	18.243678	0.287782
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.015628	0.010539	0.002968	0.553368	0.313326
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.013909	0.052974	0.001973	1.824339	0.291550
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.011973	0.018040	0.000457	1.112957	0.186158
SurinameSURSouth America	0.011155	0.020254	0.001309	13.429403	0.188007
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.011059	0.009808	0.003551	0.648429	0.196780
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.010740	0.046370	0.000202	23.765552	0.272579
PanamaPANCentral America	0.010132	0.017942	0.003494	3.673345	0.428160
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.008727	0.008609	0.004010	1.160161	0.403697
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.008603	0.002154	0.000078	0.149481	0.046858
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.007382	0.004490	0.000018	0.049242	0.028293
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.006366	0.013351	0.000044	0.870218	0.054737
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	0.006281	0.007518	0.000030	0.244696	0.083005
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.006141	0.004101	0.002712	0.932581	0.257333
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.005048	0.007145	0.006568	1.860276	0.302429
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.004989	0.003759	0.000093	0.089754	0.040466
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.004812	0.008671	0.000445	0.243891	0.056980
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	0.004134	0.022649	0.000027	0.784826	0.060771
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.003991	0.001320	0.000135	0.055949	0.053686
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.003453	0.000861	0.000044	0.068925	0.014353
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.003194	0.005063	0.000001	0.262479	0.046026
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.003041	0.010324	0.002533	0.930633	0.282972
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.002472	0.001520	0.000666	0.117766	0.042667
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.002056	0.002806	0.000963	0.184750	0.112006
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.001867	0.000771	0.000018	0.031857	0.011623
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.001460	0.000952	0.000021	0.042261	0.009277
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.001321	0.000512	0.000135	0.072638	0.026797
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.001292	0.000601	0.000014	0.035105	0.006558
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.001268	0.002556	0.000000	1.026481	0.018375
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.001039	0.000344	0.000100	0.049866	0.024390
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.000994	0.000378	0.000285	0.248697	0.136406
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.000754	0.000323	0.000000	0.020174	0.001024
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.000751	0.000862	0.000725	0.062952	0.029914
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.000741	0.007292	0.000002	2.582172	0.064637
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.000692	0.000791	0.001056	0.477876	0.038508
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.000689	0.000896	0.000007	0.117374	0.014069
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.000556	0.003496	0.000130	2.552820	0.030345
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.000482	0.000183	0.000332	0.049796	0.011144
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.000363	0.000443	0.000000	0.039977	0.003736
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.000351	0.000340	0.000046	0.010417	0.003177
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.000346	0.001654	0.000022	0.028804	0.014631
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.000321	0.000584	0.000008	0.061189	0.008605
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.000238	0.000061	0.000000	0.000934	0.000334
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.000205	0.000000	0.000000	0.002444	0.000000
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.000186	0.000600	0.000000	0.025720	0.002336
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.000169	0.000115	0.000002	0.002187	0.001107
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.000097	0.000017	0.000000	0.000455	0.000263
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.000094	0.000147	0.000000	0.064015	0.002088
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.000063	0.000132	0.000000	0.001471	0.001446
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.000049	0.000202	0.000001	0.007119	0.001628
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.000044	0.000032	0.000000	0.002181	0.000749
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.000044	0.000022	0.000004	0.001997	0.000331
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.000039	0.000058	0.000001	0.002748	0.003046
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.000024	0.000068	0.000000	0.001339	0.000212
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.000021	0.000070	0.000000	0.001694	0.001647
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.000009	0.000005	0.000000	0.008102	0.000772
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.000008	0.000003	0.000000	0.001016	0.000881
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.000003	0.000002	0.000001	0.000544	0.000080
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000002	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
AnguillaAIACaribbean	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000018	0.000006
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000035	0.000006
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000069	0.000000
United StatesUSANorthern America	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000

02In 2003

At either end

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

Highest

Brazil3.420520
Indonesia0.656362
DR Congo0.315605
Myanmar0.280637
Vietnam0.230418

Lowest

United Statesshared0.000000
São Tomé and Príncipeshared0.000000
Anguillashared0.000000
Arubashared0.000000
Uruguay0.000000

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.005595. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Degraded in the year (million hectares)
HighestBrazil1.181576
Lowest3 share it
Middle country: 0.007405
Regrowing forest (million hectares)
HighestBrazil0.140029
Lowest13 share it
Middle country: 0.000265
Undisturbed forest (million hectares)
HighestBrazil338.922304
LowestUruguay0.000000
Middle country: 0.766471
Degraded forest (million hectares)
HighestBrazil17.185474
LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe0.000000
Middle country: 0.097505

032002 → 2003

Since 2002

What changed between 2002 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
101values changed, of 102 in both
45 · 56rose · fell
1unchanged

Rose most

Brazil3.131156 → 3.420520+0.289364
Venezuela0.133941 → 0.221330+0.087389
Guatemala0.039454 → 0.110522+0.071067
Mexico0.131491 → 0.182771+0.051280
Paraguay0.091846 → 0.127002+0.035156

Fell most

Indonesia1.684200 → 0.656362−1.027838
DR Congo0.718252 → 0.315605−0.402646
Malaysia0.378430 → 0.191303−0.187127
Colombia0.308779 → 0.182494−0.126285
Philippines0.275559 → 0.151954−0.123605

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 2003.
99 distinct values among 102
Values are stored exactly as published, to 15 decimals. 4 countries share 0.000000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
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

.csv
For a spreadsheet or code
102 rows · 9.0 KB · UTF-8, opens in Excel
Opens with 11 lines of source notes; the table starts on row 13.
Download tropical-deforestation-2003-nations-inquiry.csv
↗
The publisher’s original
JRC’s own file, on its own site.
JRC_TMF_EvolutionChanges_1990_2025_vFebruary2026.csv

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) (2003). Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2003 [data set], describing 2003. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/tropical-deforestation/2003

0636 held

Other years

‹ The year before
Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2002
102 countries
The year after ›
Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2004
102 countries
All of them
Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation: every year
36 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions