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Tropical Rainforests - Status in Selected Countries Around the Earth
Country (In sq km) |
Original extent of forest cover |
Present extent of forest cover |
Current amount of annual deforestation (in sq km) |
| Bolivia (1,098,581) | 90,000 |
45,000 |
1,500 |
| Brazil (8,511,960) | 2,860,000 |
1,800,000 |
50,000 |
| Central America (522,915) | 500,000 |
55,000 |
3,300 |
| Columbia (1,138,891) | 700,000 |
180,000 |
6,500 |
| Congo (342,000) | 100,000 |
80,000 |
700 |
| Ecuador (270,670) | 132,000 |
44,000 |
3,000 |
| Indonesia (1,919,300) | 1,220,000 |
530,000 |
12,000 |
| Cote D'Ivoire (322,463) | 160,000 |
4,000 |
2,500 |
| Laos (236,800) | 110,000 |
25,000 |
1,000 |
| Madagascar (590,992) | 62,000 |
10,000 |
2,000 |
| Mexico (1,967,180) | 400,000 |
110,000 |
7,000 |
| Nigeria (924,000) | 72,000 |
10,000 |
4,000 |
| Philippines (299,400) | 250,000 |
8,000 |
2,700 |
| Thailand (513,517) | 435,000 |
22,000 |
6,000 |
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