<P> The annual rate of deforestation in the Amazon region dramatically increased from 1991 to 2003 . In the nine years from 1991 to 2000, the total area of Amazon rainforest cleared since 1970 rose from 419,010 to 575,903 km (161,781 to 222,357 sq mi), comparable to the land area of Spain, Madagascar or Manitoba . Most of this lost forest was replaced by pasture for cattle . </P> <P> Deforestation of the Amazon rainforest continued to accelerate in the early 2000s, reaching an annual rate of 27,423 km2 of forest loss in the year 2004 . Today the remaining forest cover continues to dwindle, though the annual rate of forest loss has generally been slowing since 2004 . However, rates of deforestation jumped again in 2008, 2013 and 2015 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Period </Th> <Th> Estimated remaining forest cover in the Brazilian Amazon (km2) </Th> <Th> Annual forest loss (km2) </Th> <Th> Percent of 1970 cover remaining </Th> <Th> Total forest loss since 1970 (km2) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Pre--1970 </Td> <Td> 4,100,000 </Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> <Td>--</Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> 3,955,870 </Td> <Td> 21,130 </Td> <Td> 96.5% </Td> <Td> 144,130 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978--1987 </Td> <Td> 3,744,570 </Td> <Td> 21,130 </Td> <Td> 91.3% </Td> <Td> 355,430 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3,723,520 </Td> <Td> 21,050 </Td> <Td> 90.8% </Td> <Td> 376,480 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3,705,750 </Td> <Td> 17,770 </Td> <Td> 90.4% </Td> <Td> 394,250 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3,692,020 </Td> <Td> 13,730 </Td> <Td> 90.0% </Td> <Td> 407,980 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> 3,680,990 </Td> <Td> 11,030 </Td> <Td> 89.8% </Td> <Td> 419,010 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3,667,204 </Td> <Td> 13,786 </Td> <Td> 89.4% </Td> <Td> 432,796 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3,652,308 </Td> <Td> 14,896 </Td> <Td> 89.1% </Td> <Td> 447,692 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3,637,412 </Td> <Td> 14,896 </Td> <Td> 88.7% </Td> <Td> 462,588 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> 3,608,353 </Td> <Td> 29,059 </Td> <Td> 88.0% </Td> <Td> 491,647 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3,590,192 </Td> <Td> 18,161 </Td> <Td> 87.6% </Td> <Td> 509,808 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3,576,965 </Td> <Td> 13,227 </Td> <Td> 87.2% </Td> <Td> 523,035 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> 3,559,582 </Td> <Td> 17,383 </Td> <Td> 86.8% </Td> <Td> 540,418 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> 3,542,323 </Td> <Td> 17,259 </Td> <Td> 86.4% </Td> <Td> 557,677 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> 3,524,097 </Td> <Td> 18,226 </Td> <Td> 86.0% </Td> <Td> 575,903 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3,505,932 </Td> <Td> 18,165 </Td> <Td> 85.5% </Td> <Td> 594,068 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> 3,484,538 </Td> <Td> 21,651 </Td> <Td> 85.0% </Td> <Td> 615,719 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> 3,459,291 </Td> <Td> 25,396 </Td> <Td> 84.4% </Td> <Td> 641,115 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3,431,868 </Td> <Td> 27,772 </Td> <Td> 83.7% </Td> <Td> 668,887 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> 3,413,022 </Td> <Td> 19,014 </Td> <Td> 83.2% </Td> <Td> 687,901 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> 3,398,913 </Td> <Td> 14,285 </Td> <Td> 82.9% </Td> <Td> 702,186 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> 3,387,381 </Td> <Td> 11,651 </Td> <Td> 82.6% </Td> <Td> 713,837 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> 3,375,413 </Td> <Td> 12,911 </Td> <Td> 82.3% </Td> <Td> 726,748 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> 3,365,788 </Td> <Td> 7,464 </Td> <Td> 82.1% </Td> <Td> 734,212 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3,358,788 </Td> <Td> 7,000 </Td> <Td> 81.9% </Td> <Td> 741,212 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> 3,352,370 </Td> <Td> 6,418 </Td> <Td> 81.8% </Td> <Td> 747,630 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> 3,347,799 </Td> <Td> 4,571 </Td> <Td> 81.7% </Td> <Td> 752,201 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> 3,341,908 </Td> <Td> 5,891 </Td> <Td> 81.5% </Td> <Td> 758,092 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> 3,336,896 </Td> <Td> 5,012 </Td> <Td> 81.4% </Td> <Td> 763,104 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> 3,331,065 </Td> <Td> 5,831 </Td> <Td> 81.2% </Td> <Td> 768,935 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> 3,322,796 </Td> <Td> 7,893 </Td> <Td> 81.0% </Td> <Td> 777,204 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> 3,316,172 </Td> <Td> 6,624 </Td> <Td> 80.9% </Td> <Td> 768,935 </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Period </Th> <Th> Estimated remaining forest cover in the Brazilian Amazon (km2) </Th> <Th> Annual forest loss (km2) </Th> <Th> Percent of 1970 cover remaining </Th> <Th> Total forest loss since 1970 (km2) </Th> </Tr>

Facts about the deforestation of the amazon rainforest