Worldwide
Tropics
The world lost 29.4m hectares of tree cover in 2017
Tropical forests equal in size to Bangladesh were lost in 2016
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
2001
2017
Brazil
Colombia
As a country, Brazil has seen the most tree cover loss
424,870 hectares of tree cover lost in 2017, up by 46% from 2016
30
25
20
Down from the record high in 2016, but still higher than any other recorded year
Loss almost doubled from 2016
15
10
5
0
DRC
Indonesia
1.5m hectares lost in 2017, up by 6.2% from 2016
Primary forest loss decreased in 2017, down by 88%
30
25
20
Nearly 70% of the tree cover loss occurred in areas known as the rural complex
Primary forest loss reached the lowest level recorded in 2017
15
10
5
0
Worldwide
Tropics
Brazil
The world lost 29.4m hectares of tree cover in 2017
Tropical forests equal in size to Bangladesh were lost in 2016
As a country, Brazil has seen the most tree cover loss
30
25
20
Down from the record high in 2016, but still higher than any other recorded year
15
10
5
0
2001
2017
Colombia
DRC
Indonesia
424,870 hectares of tree cover lost in 2017, up 46% from 2016
1.5m hectares lost in 2017, up by 6.2% from 2016
Primary forest loss decreased in 2017, down by 88%
30
25
20
Loss almost doubled from 2016
Nearly 70% of the tree cover loss occurred in areas known as the rural complex
Primary forest loss reached the lowest level recorded in 2017
15
10
5
0
Worldwide
Tropics
Brazil
Colombia
DRC
Indonesia
The world lost 29.4m hectares of tree cover in 2017
Tropical forests equal in size to Bangladesh were lost in 2016
As a country, Brazil has seen the most tree cover loss
424,870 hectares of tree cover lost in 2017, up by 46% from 2016
1.5m hectares lost in 2017, up by 6.2% from 2016
Primary forest loss decreased in 2017, down by 88%
30
25
20
Down from the record high in 2016, but still higher than any other recorded year
Loss almost doubled from 2016
Nearly 70% of the tree cover loss occurred in areas known as the rural complex
Primary forest loss reached the lowest level recorded in 2017
15
10
5
0
2001
2017