South America, Region with the Largest Deforestation until 2025

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Adi Ahdiat 04/11/2025 11:30 WIB

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According to FAO data, the greatest deforestation occurred in the South American region from 1990 to 2025.

Global Deforestation Rate by Region (1990-2025)

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Global Deforestation Rate by Region (1990-2025)

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From 1990 until now, the largest deforestation globally has taken place in South America.

This is evident from the "Global Forest Resources Assessment 2025" report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

According to FAO's definition, deforestation is the conversion of forest to other land uses, whether human-induced or not.

Deforestation includes the conversion of forest to agricultural land, pastures, reservoirs, mining areas, and settlements.

The term also encompasses changes in environmental conditions that result in a permanent reduction of trees in a forest area, until the area covered by tree canopy in that region is less than 10%.

During the period 1990–2000, the area of forest lost or deforested in South America reached 8.24 million hectares per year.

The rate of deforestation in South America then decreased to 5.53 million hectares per year during 2000–2015, and further decreased to 4.22 million hectares per year during 2015–2025.

Despite this decrease, deforestation in South America is still much greater than forest loss in Africa, Asia, North and Central America, Oceania, and Europe.

Furthermore, in recent decades, a downward trend in the rate of deforestation has occurred in various regions globally, as shown in the graph.

"The rate of deforestation has decreased, although it remains high," said FAO in its report.

"An estimated 489 million hectares of forest have been lost due to deforestation from 1990 to 2025, although the rate has slowed," they said.

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