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The Top 5 Countries with the Highest Percentage of Primary Forest
| Country | % Primary Forest | Forest Area (hactares) |
Primary Forest Area (hactares) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | 100% | 2,000 ha | 2,000 ha |
| 2 | French Guiana | 95% | 8,062,000 ha | 7,690,000 ha |
| 3 | Suriname | 95% | 14,458,000 ha | 14,001,000 ha |
| 4 | Brazil | 92% | 519,522,000 ha | 476,573,000 ha |
| 5 | Papua New Guinea | 91% | 28,726,000 ha | 26,210,000 ha |
Tags:
Forests & Trees, Top 5 Highest, South America
Sources: Food and Agriculture Organization: Global Forest Assessment Report 2010.
List Notes: Data is the top 5 countries with the highest percentage of primary forest as a percentage of their total forest. Data is for the year 2010 and is the latest available as of May 2015.
Sources: Food and Agriculture Organization: Global Forest Assessment Report 2010.
List Notes: Data is the top 5 countries with the highest percentage of primary forest as a percentage of their total forest. Data is for the year 2010 and is the latest available as of May 2015.
