Tropical forest loss, 2021-2024

Tropical forest loss is driven by agriculture, logging and fires. Fires are often started to clear forests for those uses. The 6.73 million hectares lost in 2024 is nearly 26,000 square miles.

Bars show amount of forest lost globally

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Model used for calculating forest loss was updated over time, with signification changes in 2015.

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