Tropical Deforestation Biomass Loss Estimates at 30m Resolution

ORNL_CLOUD provides a 30-meter resolution dataset estimating pre-deforestation aboveground live woody biomass for tropical America, Africa, and Asia in the year 2000. The estimates cover only areas where deforestation occurred between 2000 and 2012, quantifying biomass loss for that period. This data supports the derivation of average annual carbon emissions from tropical deforestation.

Use Cases

• Calculating average annual carbon emissions from tropical deforestation between 2000-2012.
• Mapping the spatial distribution of biomass loss in deforested tropical regions.
• Establishing a baseline for pre-deforestation forest carbon stocks in the year 2000.
• Analyzing regional variations in biomass density across tropical America, Africa, and Asia.

Strengths

• Provides high-resolution (30-meter) spatial data for biomass estimation.
• Focuses specifically on deforested areas across three major tropical regions.
• Covers a multi-year deforestation observation period from 2000 through 2012.

Limitations

• Column names and specific data structure are not documented on the source platforms.
• Conflicting last updated dates exist between sources (2012-12-31 and 2026-03 13).
• Exact row count, file size, and detailed methodology are not provided.

Provenance

Source

ORNL_CLOUD

Collection Method

Estimates derived for areas identified as deforested between 2000-2012.

Time Range

2000-2012

Freshness

2026-03-13 04:11:59.245863

Geography

Tropical America, tropical Africa, tropical Asia