Key Takeaways
- This graphic uncovers the world’s most forested countries, ranked by hectares of forest area per person.
- Guyana and Suriname, two South American nations, dominate with over 20+ hectares per person – roughly 40-45x the world average of 0.54 ha/capita.
The world’s forests are unevenly distributed, with countries like Canada and Russia containing hundreds of millions of hectares of forest area. But how that forest is shared among people varies dramatically around the globe.
In this graphic, we visualize each country’s forest area per capita, offering a unique perspective on the world’s tree coverage. While the average country has just 0.5 hectares of forest area per person, a select few boast significantly more.
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