SDG 15 · Indicator
Permanent deforestation
% of forest area, 5-year average
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Description
The mean annual percentage of permanent deforestation over the period 2014 to 2018. Permanent deforestation refers to tree cover removal for urbanization, commodity production and certain types of small-scale agriculture. It does not include temporary forest loss due to the forestry sector or wildfires.
Long-Term Objective
SDG Target
The long-term objective for this indicator is a value of 0.
Reference
Curtis et al. (2018)