Comparing beef productivity (Arroba ha^–1 year^–1) and annual deforestation (km² year^–1). Beef productivity (Arroba ha^–1 year^–1) is calculated by using annual variation in herd weight plus yearly meat production (Instituto FNP, 2014). States include: Acre (AC), Amapá (AP), Amazonas (AM), Maranhão (MA), Mato Grosso (MT), Rondônia (RO), Roraima (RR), Pará (PA), & Tocantins (TO). Time series of deforestation for the nine states that comprise the Brazilian Amazon and surrounding Cerrado come from INPE (2014) and LAPIG (2014). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1525/elementa.224.f3