The line graph elucidates deforestation rates in the Brazailian Amazon between 2008 and 2021, and pie chart illustrates information about deforestation causes in the Amazon for the same years.
Overall, deforestation rates in the Brazilian Amazon decreased significantly with some fluctuations, while the main reason for deforestation in the Amazon was small holder agriculture. The second-largest proportion of deforestation was caused by cattle pasture, while the lowest percentage of deforestation was caused by other reasons.
The amount of area that was deforestated in the Amazon declined from around 38.000 square kilometers in 2008 to nearly 27.000 square kilometers in 2010, but it rose to nearly 31.000 square kilometers in 2011. The land of area that was deforestated in the Amazon climbed to nearly 37.000 square kilometers in 2013, but it dropped to nearly 21.000 square kilometers in 2016. The terrain that was deforestated surged to approximately 39.000 square kilometers in 2017, and then it decreased to nearly 20.000 in 2021.
Around 35% of deforestation was caused by small holder agriculture, while around one-fifth of deforestation was caused by large scale agriculture. Nearly one-fourth of deforestation was resulted by cattle pasture, while 15% of deforestation was resulted by logging. Around one-twentieth of deforestation was caused by others.