deforestation rate
The speed at which forested land is cleared or destroyed, often measured in hectares per year.
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IELTS use
Common in task 1 to describe changes in forest cover over time, as seen in line graphs or tables.
Examples
- The deforestation rate in the Amazon increased sharply between 1990 and 2000.
- The chart shows a declining deforestation rate since 2010.
- According to the data, the deforestation rate peaked at 2 million hectares per year.
- Several factors contributed to the high deforestation rate in the region.
Collocations
- deforestation rate increased
- The deforestation rate increased by 15% over the decade.
- annual deforestation rate
- The annual deforestation rate is shown in the table below.
- deforestation rate decreased
- After new policies, the deforestation rate decreased significantly.
- high deforestation rate
- Countries with a high deforestation rate often have expanding agriculture.
Word family
- Noun
- deforestation
- Verb
- deforest
- Adjective
- deforested
Paraphrases
- rate of forest loss: Direct synonym; useful for variety.
- forest clearing speed: Less formal but understandable; use when describing rapid change.
- pace of deforestation: 'Pace' fits well in trend descriptions.
Common mistakes
- deforestation ratio to deforestation rate. 'Ratio' implies a comparison; 'rate' is used for speed of loss.
- the rate of deforestation are high to the rate of deforestation is high. Subject-verb agreement: 'rate' is singular.
- deforestation rate in 2020 was 5000 hectares to the deforestation rate in 2020 was 5,000 hectares. Missing article and incorrect number format.