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CHART: Deforestation rate for moist forest in Central America and the Caribbean
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This forest cover data is from Aide et al 2012
Central America and the Caribbean: change in moist forest cover, 2001-2010 (square kilometers)
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| Country | Gross loss (sq km) | Gross gain (sq km) | Net Change (sq km) |
| Belize | -217 | 169 | -47 |
| Costa Rica | -121 | 1,598 | 1,477 |
| Cuba | -219 | 728 | 509 |
| Dominican Republic | -679 | 232 | -447 |
| El Salvador | 0 | 44 | 44 |
| Guatemala | -5,335 | 519 | -4,816 |
| Haiti | -225 | 314 | 89 |
| Honduras | -1,369 | 1,105 | -263 |
| Jamaica | -393 | 94 | -300 |
| Mexico | -9,935 | 2,289 | -7,647 |
| Nicaragua | -8,731 | 157 | -8,574 |
| Other Caribbean | -79 | 56 | -24 |
| Panama | -1,501 | 1,532 | 31 |
| Puerto Rico | -160 | 273 | 113 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | -214 | 12 | -202 |
All data in square kilometers. Multiply sq km by 100 to get hectares (ha); divide by 2.59 to get square miles (sq mi).
CITATION: Aide, T. M., M. L. Clark, H. R. Grau, D. López-Carr, M. Levy, D. Redo, M. Bonilla-Moheno, G. Riner, M. J. Andrade-Núñez, and M. Muñiz. Online August 3, 2012. Deforestation and reforestation of Latin America and the Caribbean (2001-2010). Biotropica. DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-7429.2012.00908.x
Chart by Rhett A. Butler / mongabay.com
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