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Tree Cover in Brazil

From 2001 to 2025, Brazil lost 76185kha of tree cover, equivalent to a 5.4% net decrease in tree cover since 2001.

Annual Tree Cover Loss by Dominant Driver in Brazil

In Brazil from 2001 to 2025, 76185kha of tree cover loss occurred in areas where the dominant drivers of loss resulted in deforestation.

Location of Tree Cover Loss in Brazil

In Brazil, the top 5 regions were responsible for 67.8% of all tree cover loss between 2001 and 2025. Paraná had the most tree cover loss at 19490.2kha compared to an average of 2821.7 kha.

Paraná19490.2kha
Mato Grosso do Sul14614.6kha
Maranhão6939.6kha
Rondônia5572.9kha
Amazonas5019.8kha
Components of net change in tree cover in Brazil

From 2000 to 2020, Brazil experienced a net change of -28078.9 kha (-5.93%) in tree cover.

  • The loss total is different from annual tree cover loss, as this data was created using a different method and forest definition. For gross or annual loss information, please see the tree cover loss widget.

  • Disturbance represents areas that experienced both loss and gain between 2000 and 2020
Tree Cover Gain in Brazil Compared to Other Areas

From 2000 to 2020, Brazil gained 8062.3 kha of tree cover equal to 6.16% of the global total.

Russia37.2Mha
Canada17.0Mha
United States14.0Mha
Brazil8.1Mha
China6.7Mha
Cumulative Fire Alerts In Brazil Compared to Other Areas

In Brazil there have been 74,713 VIIRS fire alerts reported so far in 2023 considering high confidence alerts only. This total is high compared to the total for previous years going back to 2023. The most fires recorded in a year was 2020, with 127,793.

Weekly Fire Alerts In Brazil

In Brazil the peak fire season typically occurs in September. There were 74713 VIIRS fire alerts reported between 8 Jan 2023 and 31 Dec 2023 considering high confidence alerts only.

Historical Fire Alerts In Brazil Compared to Other Areas

Between 8 Jan 2023 and 31 Dec 2023 Brazil experienced a total of 1,092,329 VIIRS fire alerts (high confidence).

Temperature Trends in Brazil
Precipitation Trends in Brazil
Air Quality Trends in Brazil
Air Quality vs Tree Cover Loss Trends

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