- How much of the earth’s surface is forested?
- Forests cover 31 percent of the world’s land surface, just over 4 billion hectares. (One hectare = 2.47 acres.) This is down from the pre-industrial area of 5.9 billion hectares.
- How are our forests distributed across the world regions?
- Asia (including Russia): 35.4%, South America: 20.8%, North and Central America: 18.5%, Africa: 15.7%, Europe (excluding Russia): 5.0 %, Oceania: 4.6%.
- What is the largest forested area in the world?
- Amazon. The largest forest on earth is the South American Amazon. The Amazon is home to one in ten species existing on earth.
