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Table 10
Descriptive statistics
Variables
N
Mean
SD
Min.
Max.
Deforestation rate
9880
17.85
59.40
0
1408
ECI
2622
−0.125
0.805
−8.223
9.972
(ECI) 2
2622
0.663
5.535
0
99.44
GDP p.c.
6832
4.255
5.308
0.743
84.49
(GDP p.c.) 2
6832
46.27
252.3
0.552
7139
Population density
9874
23.08
124.9
0.0736
2732
Trade openness
763
0.533
1.269
0.000307
18.04
Harvested area
6765
15,762
52,826
8
847,884
Planted area
6765
15,997
53,433
8
875,851
Cattle density
4533
33.20
35.74
0.000564
247.8
Panel: deforestation