Composition of the Amazon

Land cover in the Amazon biome, 2021

Forest 332.5 million hectares

Farming 61.2

Non-forest natural formation 16.4

Water 10.8

Non-vegetated area 0.6

329.7m hectares

Forest formation

2.4 Wetland

2.1 Savannah formation

0.7 Mangrove

53.8

14.0

Pasture

Grassland

formation

10.8 River,

lake, ocean

7.0 Agriculture

0.3 Urban area

0.4 Forest plantation

0.2 Mining

Forest 332.5 million hectares

Farming 61.2

Non-forest natural formation 16.4

Water 10.8

Non-vegetated area 0.6

329.7m hectares

53.8

2.1 Savannah formation

Forest formation

Pasture

0.4 Forest plantation

7.0 Agriculture

14.0

10.8

Grassland

formation

River,

lake,

ocean

0.7 Mangrove

2.4 Wetland

0.3 Urban

0.2 Mining