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Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2025

2025, as JRC’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2025 covers 100 countries on 5 measures. Brazil is highest, at 0.707770; 3 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000000. The middle country reads 0.000803. Against 2024, 97 values changed (28 up, 69 down), the same countries are covered.

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Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation · Data for 2025

HighestBrazil

0.707770

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.

01Values only

The table

Every country and every column of Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2025, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.

Showing 25 of 100 countries · select a heading to sort

Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2025: every country, as published by European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC).
BrazilBRASouth America0.7077701.1217100291.05592131.914145
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia0.5656400.263367088.56672422.332909
DR CongoCODMiddle Africa0.3212330.5666870100.02513114.431566
BoliviaBOLSouth America0.2221770.228306019.2390176.572662
PeruPERSouth America0.1811310.077353065.0794664.733929
EcuadorECUSouth America0.1494620.020374011.4097692.081687
ColombiaCOLSouth America0.0979690.082197056.2689476.473722
MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia0.0703890.050361013.9201175.491545
MadagascarMDGEastern Africa0.0539900.04624902.9200041.350859
LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia0.0328020.05137904.1509333.230846
VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia0.0287880.05015904.1345942.617691
AngolaAGOMiddle Africa0.0285790.02747102.5351872.028921
Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa0.0271580.030411021.5773861.444666
Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia0.0227950.053853033.1520435.576174
CameroonCMRMiddle Africa0.0224250.115716018.2335812.547375
LiberiaLBRWestern Africa0.0188530.07825005.0861092.475334
Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa0.0153290.03920701.1527841.652286
VenezuelaVENSouth America0.0146260.042555037.0712933.672060
PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia0.0143570.02564007.1603664.108723
MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia0.0126770.05609307.9395664.506702
GabonGABMiddle Africa0.0125010.011621023.1146260.756594
Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa0.0096190.01352600.5132690.710117
IndiaINDSouthern Asia0.0093230.02365003.3518902.090231
NigeriaNGAWestern Africa0.0093090.04851703.4678011.784669
GhanaGHAWestern Africa0.0073920.04463401.0704321.516244

02In 2025

At either end

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

Highest

  1. Brazil0.707770
  2. Indonesia0.565640
  3. DR Congo0.321233
  4. Bolivia0.222177
  5. Peru0.181131

Lowest

  1. United Statesshared0.000000
  2. Uruguayshared0.000000
  3. Argentinashared0.000000
  4. Seychelles0.000000
  5. Aruba0.000000

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 0.000803. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

  • Degraded in the year (million hectares)

    HighestBrazil1.121710

    Lowest5 share it

    Middle country: 0.001738

  • Regrowing forest (million hectares)

    Highest100 share it

    Lowest100 share it

    Middle country: 0

  • Undisturbed forest (million hectares)

    HighestBrazil291.055921

    LowestUruguay0.000000

    Middle country: 0.435131

  • Degraded forest (million hectares)

    HighestBrazil31.914145

    LowestUruguay0.000000

    Middle country: 0.246239

032024 → 2025

Since 2024

What changed between 2024 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

  • +0 / −0countries joined / left
  • 97values changed, of 100 in both
  • 28 · 69rose · fell
  • 3unchanged

Rose most

  • Indonesia0.428103 → 0.565640+0.137537
  • Ecuador0.051222 → 0.149462+0.098240
  • Peru0.140448 → 0.181131+0.040683
  • Malaysia0.059811 → 0.070389+0.010578
  • Gabon0.007503 → 0.012501+0.004999

Fell most

  • Brazil2.363882 → 0.707770−1.656112
  • Bolivia1.276824 → 0.222177−1.054646
  • DR Congo0.479206 → 0.321233−0.157973
  • Venezuela0.106403 → 0.014626−0.091776
  • Laos0.108599 → 0.032802−0.075797

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 2025.

  • 98 distinct values among 100

    Values are stored exactly as published, to 13 decimals. 3 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 100 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) (2025). Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2025 [data set], describing 2025. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/tropical-deforestation/2025

0636 held

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07Questions

Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2025: questions and answers

Which country has the highest tropical deforestation in Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2025?

Brazil, at 0.707770, of the 100 countries in the file.

What year does Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2025 describe?

2025.

How many countries does Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2025 cover?

100.

Where can I download Tropical Moist Forest Deforestation, 2025?

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, 2025 the newest?

Yes, as of 2026-10-03, when it was read from the publisher.

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