Brazil had the highest tropical primary forest loss by hectares in 2021 ...
Top 10 countries, by millions of hectares lost
0.6
0.9
1.2
1.5
0m
0.3
Brazil
DRC
Bolivia
Indonesia
Peru
Colombia
Cameroon
Laos
Malaysia
Cambodia
... but Cambodia had the highest percentage of total forest loss
Top 10 countries, by percentage of total forest loss
0.6
0.9
1.2
1.5
0%
0.3
Cambodia
Laos
Bolivia
Brazil
DRC
Cameroon
Malaysia
Indonesia
Peru
Colombia
Guardian graphic | Source: World Resources Institute
Brazil had the highest tropical primary forest loss by hectares in 2021 ...
... but Cambodia had the highest percentage of total forest loss
Top 10 countries, by percentage of total forest loss
Top 10 countries, by millions of hectares lost
0.6
0.6
0.9
1.2
1.5
0.9
1.2
1.5
0m
0.3
0%
0.3
Cambodia
Brazil
Laos
DRC
Bolivia
Bolivia
Brazil
Indonesia
DRC
Peru
Cameroon
Colombia
Malaysia
Cameroon
Indonesia
Laos
Peru
Malaysia
Colombia
Cambodia
Guardian graphic | Source: World Resources Institute