How much area of the world is forest?
Forest ecosystems are a critical component of the world’s biodiversity as many forests are more biodiverse than other ecosystems. Forests cover 31 percent of the global land area.
In what year was the most kilometers of forest lost?
Record breaking loss of forest in 2016 In 2016, a record of 29.7 million hectares of forest disappeared. That’s 290,000 square kilometers or an area almost the size of Italy or the state of Nevada.
How much forest was there in 1950?
An area the size of the United States. From the chart we see that this was driven by the continued expansion of land for agriculture. By 1950, there was almost as much agricultural land as forest – 43% of habitable land. By 2018, this had increased to 46% while forests shrank to 38%.
Do loggers replant trees?
Do timber companies replant when they cut? A. Yes. And logging companies pay a special fee to fund for replanting and reforestation when they buy the right to harvest a section of timber on state or national forests.
How big is the forest area in the world?
Forests cover about 31 percent of total land area of the world; the world’s total forest area is just over 4 billion hectares.
What is the current state of the world’s forests?
The Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA), coordinated by FAO, found that the world’s forest area decreased from 31.6 percent of the global land area to 30.6 percent between 1990 and 2015, but that the pace of loss has slowed in recent years.
Where do I find the forest area on Wikipedia?
Text taken from The State of the World’s Forests 2020. Forests, biodiversity and people – In brief, FAO & UNEP, FAO & UNEP. To learn how to add open license text to Wikipedia articles, please see this how-to page.
How much of the world’s forest cover is planted?
The spread of planted forests has been accelerating, rising from an expansion of 3.7 million hectares annually in the 1990s to 4.9 million hectares annually the following decade. Planted forests now cover some 264 million hectares, comprising nearly 7 percent of total forest area.