Brazil Reports Lowest Amazon Deforestation in 11 Years With 11% Drop, Inpe Says

Overview

• Satellite-based Prodes data show 5,796 km² cleared in the Amazon from August 2024 to July 2025, continuing a multi‑year decline to one of the lowest levels in the record.
• The Cerrado also fell about 11% to roughly 7,235 km², with most loss concentrated in the Matopiba frontier region spanning Maranhão, Tocantins, Piauí and Bahia.
• Mato Grosso was the only Amazon state with a substantial increase, rising about 25%, while Pará, Mato Grosso and Amazonas together accounted for roughly 80% of total Amazon loss.
• Researchers highlight a shift toward fire-driven degradation, with large fires and progressive degradation making up a growing share of loss in a year marked by intense wildfire activity.
• Prodes’ annual figures diverged from real-time Deter alerts, as the government points to strengthened monitoring and enforcement and NGOs press for durable safeguards and financing, including the proposed Tropical Forests Fund.