Data for 2015

Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2015

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Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2015 covers 102 countries on 5 measures. Brazil is highest, at 1.784753; 3 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000000. The middle country reads 0.003690. Against 2014, 99 values changed (49 up, 50 down), the same countries are covered.

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Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation · Data for 2015

HighestBrazil

1.784753

Lowest3 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
2015the year it describes
100distinct values12 decimals, as published
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01Values only

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Every country and every column of Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2015, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2015: every country, as published by European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC).

BrazilBRASouth America	1.784753	1.823535	0.226905	312.750343	23.147981
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	1.110202	1.723952	0.223930	94.799511	20.025484
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.698120	0.649337	0.069893	107.848480	10.592282
ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.218707	0.281245	0.066092	58.749078	5.374325
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.215457	0.054099	0.013485	1.975472	1.589042
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.202316	0.220040	0.057437	15.347106	4.794583
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.121410	0.157068	0.021166	5.685944	2.483118
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.115353	0.113013	0.004857	6.092662	1.891141
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.114857	0.053454	0.001325	2.598323	0.375396
PeruPERSouth America	0.110598	0.183777	0.039155	67.111737	3.701348
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.105163	0.130074	0.080845	9.287705	3.667247
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.103866	0.193442	0.021787	8.149099	3.433951
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.102989	0.032872	0.004152	4.534689	1.430317
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.101210	0.119359	0.023388	4.942730	2.127862
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.095890	0.575133	0.011108	34.376374	4.535831
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.095378	0.163740	0.021018	38.785848	2.491066
BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.094914	0.397560	0.043954	23.658110	4.930826
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.090983	0.040086	0.003268	1.873711	1.341773
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.089453	0.050384	0.002532	1.416875	0.594046
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.087969	0.031749	0.005867	0.758053	0.689527
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.077447	0.052608	0.010467	3.654655	1.151869
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.072223	0.088607	0.010112	19.686667	1.693883
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.067409	0.035872	0.006955	2.217960	0.968992
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.065019	0.066294	0.011959	3.036071	1.839341
MexicoMEXCentral America	0.060462	0.039920	0.022382	2.985787	1.948143
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.049178	0.045543	0.067442	3.952337	1.802467
EcuadorECUSouth America	0.048474	0.078373	0.005391	12.183176	1.729114
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.042826	0.081057	0.005853	22.322300	0.993984
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.041783	0.028484	0.007782	1.920879	0.629409
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.037404	0.047430	0.030000	4.136136	1.342017
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.036142	0.028072	0.000913	0.501690	0.212397
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.032013	0.009512	0.003031	0.527962	0.300347
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.031759	0.012190	0.001840	0.537657	0.153242
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.031501	0.068872	0.020407	6.746594	1.544821
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.029828	0.021640	0.007633	1.532719	0.665130
PanamaPANCentral America	0.024733	0.017845	0.004210	3.360141	0.557924
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.020120	0.044138	0.001891	17.950247	0.478259
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.015477	0.026601	0.001558	23.399950	0.538157
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.013084	0.003575	0.001876	0.603319	0.490467
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.012958	0.148329	0.000022	0.807006	0.209074
SurinameSURSouth America	0.010986	0.028479	0.002157	13.187198	0.334416
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.010375	0.016276	0.002155	0.627789	0.423034
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.009985	0.026618	0.009363	1.487839	0.541580
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.009576	0.018774	0.001713	0.873881	0.300375
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.009229	0.011086	0.003067	0.682673	0.265604
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.007118	0.014759	0.007919	0.360908	0.372454
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.005776	0.004701	0.010251	1.702445	0.354696
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	0.005763	0.006071	0.000577	0.196937	0.101003
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.004840	0.004792	0.018410	0.833357	0.568679
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.004074	0.001236	0.000416	0.213039	0.054163
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.003955	0.002715	0.000801	0.038493	0.036333
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	0.003426	0.002240	0.000403	0.727975	0.096346
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.003424	0.002105	0.000455	0.026673	0.045216
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.003323	0.009446	0.000588	2.484589	0.129632
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.002888	0.019662	0.000118	2.450554	0.116671
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.002765	0.003328	0.001154	0.792306	0.096123
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.002688	0.001257	0.000105	0.022324	0.027634
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.002419	0.001395	0.000980	0.080448	0.053216
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.002297	0.000666	0.000222	0.028845	0.011541
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.002289	0.002814	0.000808	0.049202	0.050478
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.002080	0.003855	0.009834	0.424168	0.338799
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.002063	0.011762	0.011109	0.770371	0.395638
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.001937	0.003903	0.000060	0.045161	0.015137
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.001783	0.001141	0.000296	0.114093	0.035425
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.001751	0.001401	0.000375	0.209490	0.079789
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.001500	0.008002	0.002505	0.196019	0.164366
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.001017	0.000390	0.000099	0.017007	0.012104
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.000818	0.000521	0.001085	0.052324	0.030882
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.000711	0.001253	0.000463	0.457079	0.049666
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.000650	0.000644	0.000139	0.037897	0.014894
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.000644	0.001331	0.008834	0.122225	0.149465
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.000431	0.000396	0.000004	0.001736	0.003215
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.000359	0.000561	0.000148	0.035046	0.011081
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.000337	0.001206	0.001285	0.036870	0.017380
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.000310	0.000309	0.000251	0.025088	0.016171
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.000214	0.000111	0.000003	0.001023	0.001060
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.000153	0.000109	0.000058	0.008714	0.003743
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.000153	0.000398	0.000006	0.060404	0.004361
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.000146	0.000553	0.000354	0.094812	0.031033
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.000135	0.000231	0.000000	0.000607	0.000932
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.000103	0.000279	0.000015	0.002495	0.004415
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.000093	0.000014	0.000000	0.000213	0.000166
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.000091	0.000979	0.000031	0.031489	0.009743
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.000090	0.000000	0.000000	0.000507	0.000000
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.000084	0.000152	0.000001	0.000859	0.000897
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.000070	0.000060	0.000002	0.001080	0.001544
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.000066	0.000036	0.000198	0.029420	0.008810
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.000048	0.000130	0.000008	0.022718	0.004402
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.000042	0.000008	0.000001	0.000099	0.000118
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.000037	0.000054	0.000059	0.008773	0.010184
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.000037	0.000183	0.000002	0.006278	0.002215
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.000032	0.000093	0.000014	0.001200	0.001214
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.000027	0.000062	0.000001	0.000817	0.000511
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.000018	0.000089	0.000001	0.001254	0.001954
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.000004	0.000000	0.000000	0.000042	0.000000
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.000002	0.000005	0.000000	0.000478	0.000115
AnguillaAIACaribbean	0.000001	0.000000	0.000000	0.000014	0.000006
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.000001	0.000002	0.000000	0.000026	0.000012
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.000001	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000001
ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000
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

02In 2015

At either end

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

Highest

Brazil1.784753
Indonesia1.110202
DR Congo0.698120
Colombia0.218707
Côte d’Ivoire0.215457

Lowest

United Statesshared0.000000
Uruguayshared0.000000
Argentinashared0.000000
Sudan0.000001
Aruba0.000001

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.003690. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Degraded in the year (million hectares)
HighestBrazil1.823535
Lowest4 share it
Middle country: 0.004746
Regrowing forest (million hectares)
HighestBrazil0.226905
Lowest5 share it
Middle country: 0.001220
Undisturbed forest (million hectares)
HighestBrazil312.750343
LowestUruguay0.000000
Middle country: 0.514826
Degraded forest (million hectares)
HighestBrazil23.147981
LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe0.000000
Middle country: 0.151353

032014 → 2015

Since 2014

What changed between 2014 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
99values changed, of 102 in both
49 · 50rose · fell
3unchanged

Rose most

Brazil1.271499 → 1.784753+0.513254
Indonesia0.994199 → 1.110202+0.116003
Ethiopia0.029041 → 0.089453+0.060412
Papua New Guinea0.043734 → 0.095890+0.052156
Laos0.085041 → 0.121410+0.036369

Fell most

Venezuela0.183152 → 0.095378−0.087773
Malaysia0.274949 → 0.202316−0.072633
Côte d’Ivoire0.284414 → 0.215457−0.068957
Colombia0.279101 → 0.218707−0.060394
Nicaragua0.120746 → 0.067409−0.053337

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. 3 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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Every one of the 102 countries has every column.

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