Data for 2018

Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2018

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Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2018 covers 102 countries on 5 measures. Brazil is highest, at 0.924141; 5 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000000. The middle country reads 0.001422. Against 2017, 100 values changed (34 up, 66 down), the same countries are covered.

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Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation · Data for 2018

HighestBrazil

0.924141

Lowest5 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
2018the year it describes
98distinct 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, 2018, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

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Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2018: every country, as published by European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC).

BrazilBRASouth America	0.924141	0.799193	0.786342	305.132328	26.898835
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	0.417583	0.459335	0.270543	92.285899	21.120884
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	0.415024	0.626576	0.274875	104.908619	11.909772
ColombiaCOLSouth America	0.196311	0.229217	0.117597	57.706747	5.813596
BoliviaBOLSouth America	0.103143	0.077038	0.053940	23.144881	5.102418
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	0.100596	0.102894	0.038666	1.493000	1.558743
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	0.089616	0.132299	0.050497	14.697664	5.138316
GhanaGHAWestern Africa	0.087515	0.114289	0.017948	1.413980	1.371731
PeruPERSouth America	0.079258	0.125253	0.080850	66.460168	4.076776
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	0.076212	0.079690	0.018825	4.027115	1.533944
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	0.056697	0.067294	0.033207	3.367327	1.236069
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	0.054966	0.088970	0.036636	19.219347	1.955171
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	0.054808	0.063623	0.058950	5.161199	2.770976
NicaraguaNICCentral America	0.052056	0.042258	0.009685	1.807788	1.182933
VenezuelaVENSouth America	0.050940	0.129279	0.025132	38.152761	2.883744
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	0.044500	0.061670	0.172722	8.705777	4.007603
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	0.040793	0.052773	0.072536	2.835041	1.909556
ParaguayPRYSouth America	0.037931	0.014341	0.004627	0.532613	0.427658
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	0.036244	0.126677	0.015246	5.711750	2.121504
CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	0.034338	0.011324	0.007055	2.264893	0.533258
IndiaINDSouthern Asia	0.032855	0.035258	0.115112	3.680218	1.907369
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	0.032206	0.065240	0.016270	22.011633	1.190331
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	0.030768	0.074769	0.097660	4.521963	2.406542
HondurasHNDCentral America	0.030119	0.026939	0.011091	1.767011	0.662078
MexicoMEXCentral America	0.026581	0.027390	0.059954	2.743041	1.983885
EcuadorECUSouth America	0.025032	0.066391	0.036335	11.837619	1.955917
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	0.019611	0.021362	0.021941	0.643132	0.686116
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	0.019018	0.062972	0.032404	7.704712	3.739878
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	0.015444	0.139316	0.043696	33.940822	4.902635
Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	0.014007	0.039296	0.085910	6.469230	1.725345
GuineaGINWestern Africa	0.013201	0.013248	0.008539	0.472594	0.292736
EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	0.011616	0.021058	0.054582	1.307657	0.648551
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	0.010071	0.011693	0.028348	1.415760	0.699807
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	0.007106	0.009185	0.012931	0.490643	0.167621
Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	0.007102	0.030616	0.017520	0.754484	0.621239
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	0.007096	0.010564	0.057477	3.823036	1.582578
PanamaPANCentral America	0.006446	0.019547	0.009006	3.235595	0.636556
CubaCUBCaribbean	0.005658	0.010398	0.019029	0.509901	0.514114
SurinameSURSouth America	0.005586	0.021395	0.004761	13.116919	0.385075
BelizeBLZCentral America	0.004561	0.001708	0.001789	0.844114	0.311207
GabonGABMiddle Africa	0.004487	0.032459	0.006004	23.278082	0.628934
GuyanaGUYSouth America	0.004125	0.018336	0.005807	17.869054	0.537507
AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	0.003689	0.014414	0.006466	1.428175	0.590974
Costa RicaCRICentral America	0.003360	0.006515	0.011391	1.649478	0.389394
Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	0.002952	0.006251	0.000753	2.457088	0.149689
BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	0.002830	0.002306	0.005149	0.412499	0.343864
KenyaKENEastern Africa	0.002822	0.005037	0.012188	0.454464	0.239256
Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	0.002578	0.002275	0.003586	0.352102	0.374310
Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	0.002322	0.002474	0.001222	0.200584	0.055886
TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	0.002213	0.003658	0.016583	0.635797	0.298821
FijiFJIMelanesia	0.001572	0.005869	0.004152	0.737180	0.145410
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	0.001273	0.005430	0.009085	0.753687	0.408528
HaitiHTICaribbean	0.001245	0.001520	0.001572	0.035111	0.058214
SenegalSENWestern Africa	0.001058	0.002989	0.000395	0.091079	0.032593
New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	0.000991	0.002077	0.001809	0.711965	0.105076
Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	0.000951	0.013511	0.000282	2.408539	0.155321
MalawiMWIEastern Africa	0.000778	0.000237	0.000892	0.024175	0.012130
GambiaGMBWestern Africa	0.000718	0.002511	0.000166	0.021805	0.017721
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	0.000630	0.000589	0.003656	0.022249	0.046122
VanuatuVUTMelanesia	0.000604	0.009496	0.002267	0.774737	0.237715
South SudanSSDEastern Africa	0.000596	0.001102	0.006522	0.072222	0.057087
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	0.000547	0.001610	0.008024	0.115042	0.154807
TogoTGOWestern Africa	0.000542	0.000343	0.001091	0.014673	0.029995
JamaicaJAMCaribbean	0.000540	0.000724	0.002509	0.193549	0.165427
BeninBENWestern Africa	0.000470	0.000480	0.000356	0.013789	0.012767
Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	0.000469	0.000719	0.000976	0.205147	0.080975
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	0.000316	0.000377	0.003642	0.110821	0.037197
ComorosCOMEastern Africa	0.000246	0.000661	0.001109	0.042230	0.017272
BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	0.000228	0.000448	0.000682	0.454651	0.051043
Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	0.000228	0.000521	0.026867	0.036746	0.257913
Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	0.000223	0.000615	0.000485	0.035812	0.018022
El SalvadorSLVCentral America	0.000220	0.000438	0.004167	0.049612	0.031835
SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	0.000187	0.000142	0.000019	0.008319	0.003761
BahamasBHSCaribbean	0.000179	0.000138	0.004295	0.035904	0.037398
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	0.000171	0.000128	0.001193	0.036619	0.015613
MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	0.000117	0.000154	0.000486	0.033957	0.011517
Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	0.000100	0.000053	0.000021	0.031275	0.009777
Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	0.000082	0.000036	0.000003	0.000989	0.001521
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	0.000081	0.000113	0.000108	0.029092	0.008882
DominicaDMACaribbean	0.000075	0.000498	0.000042	0.033668	0.030663
Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	0.000072	0.000035	0.000012	0.000790	0.001031
Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	0.000054	0.000091	0.000002	0.000214	0.001275
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	0.000052	0.000093	0.000008	0.022302	0.004684
United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	0.000052	0.000123	0.000131	0.000722	0.004100
British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	0.000036	0.000013	0.000031	0.000305	0.001126
GrenadaGRDCaribbean	0.000026	0.000022	0.000037	0.008367	0.010478
Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	0.000026	0.000018	0.000138	0.002259	0.004474
ChinaCHNEastern Asia	0.000025	0.000000	0.000001	0.000435	0.000000
ChadTCDMiddle Africa	0.000023	0.000028	0.000003	0.000069	0.000153
Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	0.000022	0.000008	0.000044	0.006063	0.002395
MaliMLIWestern Africa	0.000019	0.000007	0.000002	0.000045	0.000104
BarbadosBRBCaribbean	0.000016	0.000011	0.000010	0.001134	0.001234
MontserratMSRCaribbean	0.000009	0.000001	0.000005	0.001237	0.001952
SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	0.000003	0.000016	0.000025	0.000631	0.000665
AnguillaAIACaribbean	0.000002	0.000000	0.000000	0.000011	0.000004
ArubaABWCaribbean	0.000001	0.000002	0.000000	0.000020	0.000014
SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	0.000000	0.000007	0.000002	0.000460	0.000131
ArgentinaARGSouth America	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	0.000000	0.000000	0.000000	0.000039	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 2018

At either end

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

Highest

Brazil0.924141
Indonesia0.417583
DR Congo0.415024
Colombia0.196311
Bolivia0.103143

Lowest

United Statesshared0.000000
Uruguayshared0.000000
São Tomé and Príncipeshared0.000000
Sudanshared0.000000
Argentinashared0.000000

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.001422. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Degraded in the year (million hectares)
HighestBrazil0.799193
Lowest3 share it
Middle country: 0.002750
Regrowing forest (million hectares)
HighestBrazil0.786342
Lowest2 share it
Middle country: 0.004231
Undisturbed forest (million hectares)
HighestBrazil305.132328
LowestUruguay0.000000
Middle country: 0.463622
Degraded forest (million hectares)
HighestBrazil26.898835
LowestSão Tomé and Príncipe0.000000
Middle country: 0.166524

032017 → 2018

Since 2017

What changed between 2017 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
100values changed, of 102 in both
34 · 66rose · fell
2unchanged

Rose most

Indonesia0.362164 → 0.417583+0.055419
Malaysia0.080637 → 0.089616+0.008979
Republic of the Congo0.027834 → 0.032206+0.004373
Colombia0.192075 → 0.196311+0.004236
Cambodia0.030250 → 0.034338+0.004088

Fell most

Brazil1.198545 → 0.924141−0.274404
Mexico0.101980 → 0.026581−0.075399
DR Congo0.485568 → 0.415024−0.070544
Nigeria0.132998 → 0.076212−0.056786
Paraguay0.066636 → 0.037931−0.028705

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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98 distinct values among 102
Values are stored exactly as published, to 12 decimals. 5 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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European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2018). Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2018 [data set], describing 2018. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/tropical-deforestation/2018

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