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CHART: Deforestation rate for dry forest in Latin America
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This forest cover data is from Aide et al 2012
Latin America: change in dry forest cover, 2001-2010 (square kilometers)
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| Country | Gross loss (sq km) | Gross gain (sq km) | Net Change (sq km) |
| Argentina | -67,701 | 561 | -67,140 |
| Bolivia | -12,775 | 3,734 | -9,041 |
| Brazil | -7,314 | 4,329 | -2,985 |
| Colombia | -1,511 | 2,199 | 688 |
| Costa Rica | -54 | 205 | 151 |
| Cuba | -396 | 2,492 | 2,095 |
| Dominican Republic | -16 | 495 | 479 |
| Ecuador | -1,733 | 376 | -1,357 |
| El Salvador | -30 | 213 | 183 |
| Guatemala | -23 | 108 | 85 |
| Haiti | -27 | 85 | 57 |
| Honduras | -16 | 690 | 673 |
| Mexico | -4,496 | 17,306 | 12,810 |
| Nicaragua | -113 | 1,067 | 954 |
| Puerto Rico | 0 | 52 | 52 |
| Paraguay | -16,876 | 0 | -16,876 |
| Peru | -666 | 2,134 | 1,468 |
| Venezuela | -5,920 | 5,667 | -253 |
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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