Data for 2016

Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2016

2016, as JRC’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2016 covers 102 countries on 5 measures. Brazil is highest, at 1.744475; 4 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000000. The middle country reads 0.002596. Against 2015, 99 values changed (40 up, 59 down), the same countries are covered.

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Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation · Data for 2016

HighestBrazil

1.744475

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
2016the year it describes
99distinct 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, 2016, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2016: every country, as published by European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC).

BrazilBRASouth America	1.744475	3.096668	0.549951	308.493342	25.660507
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.721779	0.900643	0.086287	106.630347	11.088636
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.638466	0.798225	0.772638	93.566276	20.620254
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.311616	0.128168	0.011403	1.730165	1.522733
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.238885	0.130788	0.004798	1.662023	1.314577
ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.214674	0.277424	0.124490	58.365756	5.542972
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.194736	0.103126	0.003483	4.348341	1.421930
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.139039	0.342675	0.026365	38.382456	2.755420
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.135455	0.178013	0.079513	15.070499	4.935735
BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.134059	0.177570	0.040646	23.431504	5.023373
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.131676	0.276497	0.089690	8.958540	3.864736
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.120391	0.299835	0.043585	5.335189	2.713482
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.110980	0.175255	0.003756	2.344438	0.518300
PeruPERSouth America	0.108148	0.224903	0.051775	66.827961	3.876975
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.096196	0.077314	0.004724	2.094109	0.996647
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.093966	0.259211	0.050587	7.834278	3.654806
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.083552	0.067611	0.010457	3.553163	1.169808
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.080571	0.081294	0.069564	3.826419	1.847815
MexicoMEXCentral America	0.078443	0.071357	0.021253	2.893075	1.962412
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.076564	0.111490	0.011008	5.949089	1.958150
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.074654	0.199235	0.093576	4.702679	2.293258
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.073959	0.122048	0.012463	19.519626	1.786965
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.061669	0.037043	0.006823	0.703486	0.682426
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.061016	0.042095	0.005254	1.852037	0.637234
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.057308	0.124799	0.022151	6.600233	1.633873
EcuadorECUSouth America	0.055505	0.107655	0.017598	12.044022	1.812762
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.054279	0.149190	0.011271	22.150499	1.111506
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.051214	0.247299	0.036671	3.869120	1.557818
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.049745	0.046006	0.026417	2.977201	1.848466
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.039650	0.031581	0.010156	1.484768	0.673430
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.037626	0.149303	0.166791	34.202937	4.671642
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.033430	0.017359	0.003020	0.502181	0.292698
PanamaPANCentral America	0.030197	0.065490	0.003256	3.283271	0.604596
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.028948	0.007465	0.000799	0.586683	0.478154
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.021548	0.016888	0.014356	1.392832	0.596541
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.015934	0.040940	0.002292	23.348888	0.573285
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.015194	0.010069	0.004353	0.521018	0.154687
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.012486	0.029807	0.006941	17.912128	0.503892
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.010169	0.013558	0.005709	0.815641	0.576226
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.009564	0.010673	0.006226	0.487018	0.217506
SurinameSURSouth America	0.008795	0.020141	0.005658	13.161143	0.351676
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.008540	0.014166	0.003545	1.684190	0.364412
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.007571	0.022706	0.004303	0.656920	0.283785
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.007252	0.014327	0.002732	0.856808	0.310195
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.005384	0.046825	0.013166	0.578329	0.467110
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.004056	0.005226	0.000354	0.015945	0.029956
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.003953	0.008276	0.001521	0.039210	0.056516
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.003846	0.002850	0.000416	0.209500	0.053856
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	0.003777	0.003424	0.000391	0.722941	0.097603
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.003051	0.042387	0.000864	0.747900	0.137478
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.002636	0.012447	0.018651	1.475150	0.551633
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.002556	0.010522	0.000375	2.472645	0.139021
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.002555	0.002672	0.000998	0.077043	0.054066
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.002469	0.002859	0.019456	0.357072	0.373821
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.002301	0.011828	0.000179	0.793454	0.220325
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.002221	0.000644	0.000477	0.026389	0.011776
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.001774	0.015505	0.000428	2.433689	0.131762
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.001763	0.001749	0.000476	0.207373	0.080144
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.001640	0.005184	0.007094	0.418408	0.342919
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.001520	0.001222	0.000076	0.015124	0.012468
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.001487	0.001209	0.001004	0.025024	0.045378
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.001108	0.004579	0.021035	0.765381	0.399521
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.000918	0.000804	0.000766	0.051311	0.030978
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.000764	0.002692	0.002458	0.119383	0.151544
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.000760	0.001651	0.000917	0.112273	0.036485
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	0.000756	0.001996	0.002761	0.194657	0.102527
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.000543	0.001112	0.001250	0.455743	0.050459
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.000455	0.000861	0.006833	0.195040	0.164889
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.000431	0.000700	0.001377	0.037626	0.036769
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.000297	0.000188	0.000059	0.094608	0.030939
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.000291	0.000384	0.000371	0.034541	0.011296
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.000278	0.000165	0.000070	0.024867	0.016113
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.000276	0.000744	0.000725	0.044241	0.015781
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.000246	0.000747	0.000559	0.037076	0.015470
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.000129	0.000234	0.000001	0.000559	0.001068
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.000126	0.000078	0.000045	0.029293	0.008811
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.000126	0.000054	0.000073	0.008590	0.003742
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.000113	0.000027	0.000000	0.000133	0.000133
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.000106	0.000129	0.000016	0.002353	0.004452
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.000076	0.000102	0.004019	0.036726	0.017449
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.000057	0.000202	0.000007	0.022501	0.004562
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.000054	0.000343	0.000016	0.008418	0.010484
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.000051	0.000042	0.000006	0.000969	0.001064
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.000036	0.000051	0.000036	0.060334	0.004395
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.000033	0.000015	0.000001	0.000071	0.000113
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.000032	0.000000	0.000000	0.000476	0.000000
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.000024	0.000046	0.000099	0.031434	0.009775
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.000022	0.000036	0.000044	0.001156	0.001237
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.000011	0.000055	0.000003	0.000765	0.000552
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.000011	0.000003	0.000012	0.001073	0.001540
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.000005	0.000001	0.000033	0.001732	0.003214
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.000004	0.000041	0.000019	0.006236	0.002254
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.000003	0.000001	0.000032	0.000605	0.000930
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.000001	0.000000	0.000000	0.000041	0.000000
AnguillaAIACaribbean	0.000001	0.000000	0.000000	0.000013	0.000006
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.000001	0.000007	0.000002	0.000471	0.000121
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.000000	0.000001	0.000097	0.001253	0.001955
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.000000	0.000002	0.000000	0.000024	0.000013
ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000
SudanSDNNorthern Africa	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000001
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 2016

At either end

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

Highest

Brazil1.744475
DR Congo0.721779
Indonesia0.638466
Côte d’Ivoire0.311616
Ghana0.238885

Lowest

United Statesshared0.000000
Uruguayshared0.000000
Sudanshared0.000000
Argentinashared0.000000
Aruba0.000000

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.002596. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Degraded in the year (million hectares)
HighestBrazil3.096668
Lowest5 share it
Middle country: 0.006346
Regrowing forest (million hectares)
HighestIndonesia0.772638
Lowest5 share it
Middle country: 0.002375
Undisturbed forest (million hectares)
HighestBrazil308.493342
LowestUruguay0.000000
Middle country: 0.494599
Degraded forest (million hectares)
HighestBrazil25.660507
LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe0.000000
Middle country: 0.153115

032015 → 2016

Since 2015

What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
99values changed, of 102 in both
40 · 59rose · fell
3unchanged

Rose most

Ghana0.090983 → 0.238885+0.147902
Côte d’Ivoire0.215457 → 0.311616+0.096159
Nigeria0.102989 → 0.194736+0.091746
Venezuela0.095378 → 0.139039+0.043661
Bolivia0.094914 → 0.134059+0.039146

Fell most

Indonesia1.110202 → 0.638466−0.471737
Ethiopia0.089453 → 0.021548−0.067905
Malaysia0.202316 → 0.135455−0.066861
Papua New Guinea0.095890 → 0.037626−0.058264
Brazil1.784753 → 1.744475−0.040278

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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99 distinct values among 102
Values are stored exactly as published, to 12 decimals. 4 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.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 102 countries has every column.

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European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2016). Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2016 [data set], describing 2016. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/tropical-deforestation/2016

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