Top 10 Countries with the Highest Deforestation Rates
Which country has the highest deforestation rate?
Nigeria has the world’s highest deforestation rate of primary forests. It has lost more than half of its primary forest in the last five years.
Which country has the least deforestation?
Nigeria, Indonesia and North Korea have the world’s highest rates of deforestation while China and the United States, the top two greenhouse gas polluters, have the lowest, a global ranking released on Thursday shows.
Which country has the biggest tropical deforestation problem?
As the country with the most primary rainforest to begin with, Brazil has consistently topped the list for most primary forest loss.
Which is the 1st country of the world to put a ban on deforestation?
As per a newly-announced move, Norway is now the first country in the world to ban deforestation.
Which is the oldest forest in the world?
Scientists have discovered the world’s oldest forest in an abandoned quarry near Cairo, New York. The 385-million-year-old rocks contain the fossilized woody roots of dozens of ancient trees.
Top 10 Countries with the Highest Deforestation Rates
Brazil has the highest deforestation rate in the world. The country lost more than half of its vegetation in the last five years. Every year Brazil is losing 1.78 Mha of its forest. The world is losing around 10 million hectares of forest per year which is equal to the size of Portugal.
In this article, we are going to discuss the top 10 countries with the highest deforestation rates in the world.