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How fast are forests disappearing?
10M ha/year
How fast are forests disappearing?
The world loses approximately 10 million hectares of forest per year — equivalent to 27 football fields every minute. Brazil, the DRC, and Indonesia account for the majority of tropical deforestation. Total forest cover has declined by about 3% since 1990, though the rate has slowed in some regions.
Source: FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment (2020)