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0 Forest cover density (%) 100Approximate Scale 1 : 40,000,000
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Global Connections: Forests of the World
Forest by Domain
Approximate Scale 1 : 110,000,000
TropicalSubtropicalTemperateBorealPolar
0 Forest cover density (%) 100
1Countries listed in descending order of forested land. Country-level forest statistics were compiled by FAO and reported in the Global Forest Resource Assessment 2010. For details on data sources and methods, see http://www.fao.org/forestry/fra/fra2010/en/.
0 3,000,000 6,000,000 9,000,000 12,000,000 15,000,000 18,000,000square kilometers
49%62 %
34 %33 %22 %
Percent of country’s land area in forest
68 %19 %
52 %29 %
23 %53%
33 %55 %47 %
53 %67 %52 %
12.7 %38 %
48 %11 %
63 %69 %69 %36 %
Forested land(sq km)
Percent ofworld’s forest
Russian FederationBrazil
CanadaUSA
ChinaDemocratic Republic of Congo
AustraliaIndonesia
SudanIndiaPeru
MexicoColombia
AngolaBolivia
ZambiaVenezuela
MozambiqueTanzania
MyanmarArgentina
Papua New GuineaSweden
JapanCentral African Republic
All othersTotal
20.0612.88
7.697.545.133.823.702.341.731.701.691.611.501.451.421.231.150.970.830.790.730.710.700.620.56
17.46100.00
809,090.00519,522.00310,134.00304,022.00206,861.00154,135.00149,300.00
94,432.0069,949.0068,434.0067,992.0064,802.0060,499.0058,480.0057,196.0049,468.0046,275.0039,022.0033,428.0031,773.0029,400.0028,726.0028,203.0024,979.0022,605.00
704,333.004,033,060.00
Forested Non-forested
Forest Cover by Country1
Russian FederationBrazil
CanadaUSA
ChinaDemocratic Republic of Congo
AustraliaIndonesia
SudanIndiaPeru
MexicoColombia
AngolaBoliviaZambia
VenezuelaMozambique
TanzaniaMyanmarArgentina
Papua New GuineaSweden
JapanCentral African Republic
Change in Forest Area
50,000-250,000
250,000-500,000
More than 500,000
More than 500,000
250,000-500,000
50,000-250,000
Less than 50,000
Net Loss Small Change (gain or loss) Net Gain
About the Poster: This poster is part of Global Connections: Forests of the World, a secondary environmental education module published by Project Learning Tree and World Forestry Center. The module helps educate students about their connections to the forests of the world as they learn about cultural, economic, environmental, and political aspects of the world’s forests. Educators can obtain a copy of Global Connections: Forests of the World by attending a professional development workshop. For more informa-tion about the module and Project Learning Tree, visit www.plt.org. For more information about the World Forestry Center, visit www.worldforestry.org. We would like to thank the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) for permission to reprint the maps from The World’s Forests 2010 poster and from the FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010. For more information about the data and the development of the maps, see http://www.fao.org/forestry/fra/fra2010/en/.
Net Change in Forest Area by Country, 2005-2010 (in ha/year)
Tropical dry forests and woodlands occur in
tropical regions with pronounced dry seasons.
Relatively open with a grassy understory, these
forests are most extensive in eastern and southern Africa, where they are
major habitats for wildlife. Tropical rainforests are
found in the Amazon basin of South America,
the Congo basin of Central Africa, and parts of Southeast Asia, where
it is hot and humid all year. They constitute the
world’s most diverse terrestrial ecosystem.
Subtropical deserts have high temperatures, little
rain, and long dry spells. They are found in Asia,
Australia, Africa and North and South America. Trees grow sparsely or in patches, and usually have
small leaves adapted to retain moisture.
Highlands around the world are cooler and
wetter (or drier) than the surrounding areas, and
thus often have different forest vegetation. These
mountain forests are essential for watershed
and soil conservation, as well as habitat diversity.
Temperate oceanic forests are associated with
humid climates, and are the natural vegetation of eastern North America, Western Europe, Asia, and parts of Patagonia.
They include deciduous species such as oak, birch,
maple, and ash trees.
Temperate Mountain ForestCanada
Subtropical DesertCosta Rica
Tropical RainforestBrazil
Temperate Oceanic ForestGermany
Tropical Dry Forest Zambia
Boreal coniferous forests are found at high latitudes where the climate is cold, mainly in the northern regions of North America, northern Europe, and Siberia. These evergreen forests are the world’s major source of commercial softwood.
Boreal Coniferous ForestRussia
Tropical shrublands occur in dry tropical regions
with too little rain to support tall trees, most
extensively in Africa and Australia. They are made
up of shrubs or small trees, with grasses and
other short plants growing between them.
Tropical Shrubland Botswana
Subtropical dry forests are the natural vegetation
of the Mediterranean climate type (with mild,
moist winters and dry summers), found in
various regions around the world. The typical
tree species have small, leathery, evergreen leaves.
Subtropical Dry ForestAustralia
Polar regions receive little warmth from the sun, and are covered by a treeless tundra, glaciers, or a semi-permanent layer of ice. They occur in Antarctica and in the northernmost areas of Eurasia and North America.
PolarAntarctica