Global primary forest loss 2023, by leading country

In 2023, Brazil recorded the largest area of primary tropical forest loss worldwide, at more than 1.1 million hectares. Primary forest loss in Brazil was considerably higher than in any other country that year, accounting for over 30 percent of global primary forest loss. The Democratic Republic of Congo ranked in second, with roughly 530,000 hectares of forest loss.

于2023年，巴西记录了全球最大的原始热带森林损失面积，超过110万公顷。该年度巴西的原始森林损失远超其他国家，占全球原始森林损失总量的30%以上。刚果民主共和国排名第二，森林损失面积约为53万公顷。