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CHART: Change in vegetation cover for biomes, by country, in Latin America
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This forest cover data is from Aide et al 2012
Change in vegetation cover for biomes, by country, in Latin America, 2001-2010 (square kilometers)
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| Country | Gross loss (sq km) | Gross gain (sq km) | Net Change (sq km) |
| Anguilla | -2 | 0 | -2 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 66 | 66 |
| Argentina | -220223 | 16755 | -203468 |
| Aruba | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bahamas | -122 | 140 | 18 |
| Barbados | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| Belize | -558 | 338 | -218 |
| Bolivia | -67715 | 12416 | -55298 |
| Brazil | -491534 | 292683 | -198849 |
| British Virgin Islands | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| Cayman Islands | -22 | 4 | -18 |
| Chile | -18910 | 3469 | -15440 |
| Colombia | -22259 | 56184 | 33926 |
| Costa Rica | -350 | 3606 | 3256 |
| Cuba | -1662 | 6710 | 5047 |
| Dominica | -4 | 36 | 30 |
| Dominican Republic | -1548 | 1498 | -49 |
| Ecuador | -22347 | 13312 | -9035 |
| El Salvador | -201 | 1373 | 1172 |
| French Guiana | -281 | 494 | 214 |
| Grenada | -66 | 0 | -66 |
| Guadeloupe | -20 | 168 | 147 |
| Guatemala | -10896 | 4859 | -6037 |
| Guyana | -1016 | 1242 | 226 |
| Haiti | -599 | 901 | 301 |
| Honduras | -3252 | 10172 | 6920 |
| Jamaica | -786 | 189 | -598 |
| Martinique | -66 | 0 | -66 |
| Mexico | -40934 | 233113 | 192178 |
| Montserrat | 0 | 12 | 12 |
| Netherland Antilles | -87 | 8 | -78 |
| Nicaragua | -19947 | 4024 | -15923 |
| Panama | -3012 | 3090 | 78 |
| Paraguay | -85621 | 64 | -85556 |
| Peru | -26310 | 18893 | -7417 |
| Puerto Rico | -320 | 653 | 333 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| Saint Lucia | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| Saint Vincent | -2 | 0 | -2 |
| Suriname | -194 | 1042 | 847 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | -430 | 24 | -406 |
| Turks and Caicos | -36 | 0 | -36 |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | -4 | 28 | 25 |
| Uruguay | -16816 | 12 | -16806 |
| Venezuela | -25513 | 37174 | 11660 |
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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