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The Top 5 Countries with the Largest Areas of Forest
| Country | Area (sq km) | Area (sq mi) | World Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Russia | 8,513,923 | 3,287,244 | 23 |
2 |
Brazil | 5,439,050 | 2,100,028 | 16 |
3 |
Canada | 2,445,710 | 944,293 | 7 |
4 |
United States | 2,259,934 | 872,565 | 6 |
5 |
China | 1,634,802 | 631,200 | 4 |
Sources: Food and agriculture organization of the United Nations
List Notes: Data is for the year 2000.
- Seventy-six countries have lost all of their frontier forests.
- Only seven countries still have a large proportion of their original forest cover remaining in an unthreatened state.
- 40% of the forests on Earth qualify as frontier forests
- 70% of the world's remaining frontier forests are in Russia, Canada and Brazil.
- 39% of Earth's remaining frontier forest is threatened by logging, agricultural clearing and other human activities.
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