Brazil’s National Institute for Space Research (INPE) publishes land use change data on a monthly basis using its DETER-B system (Sistema de Detecção do Desmatamento na Amazônia Legal em Tempo Real). Below is a table with the monthly data since the system went public in August 2016. All figures are square kilometers.
Last update: 2022-Mar-11
Month | Deforestation | Degradation | Deforestation with Exposed Soil | Deforestation with Vegetation | Mining | Wildfire scar | Selective Cut Type 1+2 |
Aug 2016 | 1025.1 | 1673.8 | 1009.7 | 13.1 | 2.3 | 9285.8 | 539.5 |
Sep 2016 | 691.4 | 472.2 | 687.1 | 1.4 | 3.0 | 4244.3 | 275.9 |
Oct 2016 | 749.8 | 899.7 | 739.0 | 1.9 | 8.9 | 4081.9 | 292.0 |
Nov 2016 | 367.1 | 354.1 | 363.2 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 569.1 | 147.5 |
Dec 2016 | 16.5 | 8.5 | 16.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.5 | 0.0 |
Jan 2017 | 58.2 | 14.3 | 58.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.2 | 0.0 |
Feb 2017 | 101.3 | 12.2 | 101.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
Mar 2017 | 74.2 | 23.2 | 73.6 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 5.2 | 0.5 |
Apr 2017 | 126.9 | 40.1 | 121.3 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 0.7 |
May 2017 | 363.5 | 128.3 | 340.3 | 7.8 | 15.4 | 4.1 | 61.1 |
Jun 2017 | 608.3 | 128.2 | 504.0 | 84.8 | 19.4 | 75.0 | 53.6 |
Jul 2017 | 457.7 | 156.6 | 407.9 | 47.5 | 2.3 | 40.0 | 131.1 |
Aug 2017 | 289.1 | 278.0 | 286.9 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 101.6 | 262.1 |
Sep 2017 | 411.4 | 339.5 | 409.5 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 7757.8 | 165.7 |
Oct 2017 | 456.5 | 427.6 | 452.9 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 6857.8 | 178.4 |
Nov 2017 | 359.7 | 199.9 | 352.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1843.2 | 398.4 |
Dec 2017 | 293.7 | 264.5 | 284.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 1152.0 | 125.2 |
Jan 2018 | 184.8 | 247.7 | 151.7 | 27.5 | 5.7 | 1626.0 | 63.6 |
Feb 2018 | 151.6 | 96.6 | 144.3 | 6.9 | 0.4 | 420.1 | 0.0 |
Mar 2018 | 362.6 | 253.8 | 324.3 | 33.9 | 4.4 | 534.6 | 110.6 |
Apr 2018 | 518.7 | 289.1 | 445.9 | 62.2 | 10.5 | 854.3 | 99.8 |
May 2018 | 558.6 | 247.5 | 457.8 | 80.1 | 20.6 | 323.1 | 131.7 |
Jun 2018 | 520.8 | 612.1 | 433.5 | 71.0 | 16.3 | 478.7 | 223.0 |
Jul 2018 | 620.4 | 737.4 | 585.5 | 24.0 | 10.8 | 212.9 | 221.1 |
Aug 2018 | 529.9 | 355.2 | 497.5 | 22.1 | 10.2 | 793.5 | 165.2 |
Sep 2018 | 728.6 | 373.7 | 710.3 | 12.3 | 6.0 | 1425.7 | 448.5 |
Oct 2018 | 497.9 | 232.5 | 477.3 | 13.7 | 7.0 | 156.0 | 160.5 |
Nov 2018 | 265.6 | 84.0 | 261.4 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 12.3 | 125.7 |
Dec 2018 | 67.0 | 14.9 | 63.1 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 9.3 |
Jan 2019 | 140.9 | 75.4 | 135.4 | 4.8 | 0.6 | 34.5 | 46.2 |
Feb 2019 | 136.7 | 25.0 | 116.9 | 14.0 | 5.8 | 20.6 | 12.2 |
Mar 2019 | 242.4 | 80.2 | 227.4 | 15 | 0 | 470.5 | 0 |
Apr 2019 | 237.8 | 115.2 | 224.6 | 13.2 | 0 | 682.5 | 0 |
May 2019 | 736.8 | 197 | 619.1 | 83.1 | 34.6 | 69.7 | 111 |
Jun 2019 | 932.1 | 121.3 | 849.9 | 69.5 | 12.7 | 667.7 | 202.7 |
Jul 2019 | 2115.2 | 675.2 | 1866.3 | 226.1 | 22.8 | 753.7 | 382.5 |
Aug 2019 | 1701.49 | 481 | 1665.49 | 30 | 6 | 1483.99 | 881 |
Sep 2019 | 1447.4 | 423.46 | 1430.67 | 12.87 | 3.86 | 4022.95 | 610.66 |
Oct 2019 | 554.77 | 333.6 | 545.14 | 6.66 | 2.97 | 541.81 | 219.05 |
Nov 2019 | 523.42 | 102.14 | 510.89 | 5.87 | 6.66 | 136.08 | 461.74 |
Dec 2019 | 189.52 | 33.93 | 183.02 | 4.05 | 2.45 | 15.02 | 52.1 |
Jan 2020 | 283.76 | 95.76 | 263.74 | 14.69 | 5.33 | 8.01 | 182.49 |
Feb 2020 | 185.55 | 16.18 | 179.84 | 1.7 | 4.01 | 14.25 | 63.48 |
Mar 2020 | 326.51 | 27.88 | 317.36 | 5.46 | 3.69 | 2.31 | 0.8 |
Apr 2020 | 405.61 | 41.24 | 391.27 | 8.95 | 5.39 | 14.81 | 27.59 |
May 2020 | 829.9 | 38.49 | 798.97 | 23.25 | 7.68 | 19.3 | 63.68 |
Jun 2020 | 1034.4 | 236.05 | 914.99 | 97.55 | 21.86 | 13.39 | 147.82 |
Jul 2020 | 1654.32 | 377.08 | 1573.88 | 56.79 | 23.65 | 293.48 | 782.44 |
Aug 2020 | 1358.78 | 288.06 | 1335.11 | 7.74 | 15.93 | 799.35 | 885.44 |
Sep 2020 | 964.45 | 241.35 | 953.93 | 3.32 | 7.2 | 9924.31 | 645.81 |
Oct 2020 | 836.23 | 274.66 | 832.65 | 0.84 | 2.74 | 3397.53 | 700.07 |
Nov 2020 | 310.35 | 91.96 | 306.12 | 3.68 | 0.55 | 734.23 | 157.35 |
Dec 2020 | 216.33 | 58 | 212.93 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 127.67 | 74.98 |
Jan 2021 | 85.74 | 26.73 | 85.17 | 0 | 0.57 | 32.89 | 17.1 |
Feb 2021 | 124.51 | 19.06 | 120.59 | 1.71 | 2.21 | 0 | 19.99 |
Mar 2021 | 162.77 | 36.68 | 155.61 | 0.48 | 6.68 | 5.06 | 43.91 |
Apr 2021 | 580.55 | 92.49 | 561.98 | 8.7 | 9.87 | 24.52 | 73.57 |
May 2021 | 1391 | 331.14 | 1303.47 | 49.75 | 37.78 | 27.52 | 290.11 |
Jun 2021 | 1061.88 | 354.06 | 1007 | 30.41 | 24.47 | 192.84 | 503.85 |
Jul 2021 | 1497.93 | 474.83 | 1468.61 | 13.3 | 16.02 | 118.52 | 743.96 |
Aug 2021 | 918.24 | 455.26 | 907.03 | 4.01 | 7.2 | 1001.41 | 617.78 |
Sep 2021 | 984.61 | 424.32 | 977.05 | 1.07 | 6.49 | 1240.3 | 1145.1 |
Oct 2021 | 876.56 | 241.3 | 862.83 | 5.21 | 8.52 | 566.59 | 690.47 |
Nov 2021 | 213.93 | 71.53 | 212.02 | 1.37 | 0.54 | 731.7 | 74.65 |
Dec 2021 | 87.19 | 11.5 | 85.88 | 0 | 1.31 | 0 | 19.05 |
Jan 2022 | 430.44 | 63.23 | 426.96 | 0 | 3.48 | 26.7 | 103.16 |
Feb 2022 | 198.67 | 27.65 | 195.74 | 0.46 | 2.47 | 34.3 | 11.6 |
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