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Deforestation from agriculture (%)

Level MunicipalYearly

Definition

Percentage of native forest land that transitioned to agricultural areas in the last five years, according to satellite images.

Interpretation

Higher values for this indicator point to greater deforestation from food production and, consequently, to a lower sustainability of the food system environmental aspect.

Data source

Project MapBiomas - Collection 10 of Brazilian Land Cover and Land Transition: https://brasil.mapbiomas.org/estatisticas (accessed on 09/19/2025)

LevelPeriodicity
MunicipalYearly