How much forest was lost in 2023?

According to new data analysis from WRI’s Global Forest Watch, the world lost 10 football (soccer) fields’ worth of primary forest per minute in 2023. The Tropics lost 3.7 million Hectares of Primary Forest. And while progress was made on fighting deforestation, it was not consistent around the world. 

The good news: Brazil and Colombia — home to the large and vastly biodiverse Amazon rainforest — showed dramatic reductions in primary forest loss due to strong policies and political will. The bad news: Significant decreases in Brazil and Colombia were counteracted by increases in other tropical countries like Bolivia, Laos and Nicaragua. Canada also experienced significant loss after a record-breaking wildfire season.

SourceWorld Resources Institute

June 4, 2024

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