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The Top 5 Least Forested Countries
| Country | Percentage of Forested Land | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oman | 0.0% |
| 2 | Egypt | 0.1% |
| 3 | Qatar | 0.1% |
| 4 | Libya | 0.2% |
| 5 | Iceland | 0.3% |
Special Report
- Seventy-six countries have lost all of their frontier forests.
- Only seven countries still have a large proportion of their original forest cover remaining in an unthreatened state.
- 40% of the forests on Earth qualify as frontier forests
- 70% of the world's remaining frontier forests are in Russia, Canada and Brazil.
- 39% of Earth's remaining frontier forest is threatened by logging, agricultural clearing and other human activities.
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Forests & Trees, Top 5 Least, Deforestation Statistics
Sources: FAOSTAT data, 2005
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Sources: FAOSTAT data, 2005
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