Global Forest Watch reports 3.75 million hectares of tropical primary forest loss in 2021
Dated 28 April 2022: Global Forest Watch reports 3.75 million hectares of tropical primary forest loss in 2021. In the causal graph this event weakens Tropical forest / Congo Basin conservation, a driver that strengthens Global CO2 emissions per capita — an improving welfare path.
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- FactGlobal Forest Watch reports 3.75 million hectares of tropical primary forest loss in 2021
- weakensDriverTropical forest / Congo Basin conservation
- strengthensIndicators (2)Global CO2 emissions per capita
provisional weight · verified
Strengthens · 60% impact strength (driver → indicator)
Observed
4.73 tonnes CO2 per person per year · 2.43 above the normal line (2024)
Worse than normalTwo readings: 4.71 tonnes CO2 per person per year (2023) and 4.73 tonnes CO2 per person per year (2024).
20232024 Above normal = worse
Strengthens · 50% impact strength (driver → indicator)
Observed
32.9 micrograms per cubic metre (annual mean, population-weighted) · 27.9 above the normal line (2023)
Worse than normal3 readings, 2021–2023: fell from 33.2 micrograms per cubic metre (annual mean, population-weighted) to 32.9 micrograms per cubic metre (annual mean, population-weighted).
Above normal = worse
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- FactGlobal Forest Watch reports 3.75 million hectares of tropical primary forest loss in 2021
- weakensDriverTropical forest / Congo Basin conservation
- strengthensIndicatorGlobal CO2 emissions per capita
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Factrail. (2026). Global Forest Watch reports 3.75 million hectares of tropical primary forest loss in 2021. Factrail. https://factrail.ai/facts/global-forest-watch-tropical-primary-forest-loss-2021
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Accessed 16 October 2026.
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