INPE Reports 2025 Deforestation Alerts Down in Amazon and Cerrado

Overview

• Early-warning data show Amazon alerts at 3,817 km² in 2025, about 8.7% lower than 2024, and Cerrado alerts at 5,357 km², roughly a 9% decrease.
• The Amazon recorded a third straight annual decline in alerts, while the Cerrado posted a second consecutive drop and still exceeded the Amazon’s total for the third year running.
• Mato Grosso accounted for 1,497 km² of Amazon alerts, nearly half the biome’s total, marking an increase of almost 60% from 2024 as Pará and Amazonas posted declines.
• In the Cerrado, Maranhão (1,190 km²), Tocantins (1,133 km²) and Piauí (1,005 km²) led the alerts, reflecting ongoing pressure in the Matopiba agricultural frontier.
• The figures come from INPE’s Deter system and are preliminary pending Prodes confirmation; separate Prodes data confirm broad reductions between 2023 and 2024 across most biomes.