Top 10 Highest Deforestation Countries in World

Highest Deforestation Countries in World

Deforestation - in simple words we can say that Cutting down of trees on a large scale
                                                                             Forest Area Cut (in Hectares)

1.Brazil   - 3466000

2. Indonesia 1447800
                                                              Top 10 Highest Deforestation Countries in World

3 . Russian Federation 532200


4. Mexico395000


5. Papua New Guinea 250200

6. Peru 224600
                                                              Top 10 Highest Deforestation Countries in World

7. United States of America 215200


8. Bolivia 135200


9. Sudan 117807


10.Nigeria 82000

Top 10 Facts on Deforestation

1. 20% of the world's oxygen is produced in the Amazon forest

2. 25% of cancers fighting organisms are found in the Amazon.

3. The rate of deforestation equal to the loss of 20 football fields every minute

4. Agriculture is the leading cause of deforestation

5. It is estimated that within 100 years there will be no rainforests

Top 10 Facts on Deforestation

6. One and a half acres of forest is cut down every second.

7. Forests cover 30% of the earth's land

8. 25% of cancers fighting organism are found in the Amazon.

9. Half of the world's tropical forests has already been cleared.

10.Trees are important constituents of the ecosystem by absorbing carbon

Top 10 Highest Deforestation Countries in World

source- conserve-energy-future.com