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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) found that tropical deforestation rates increased 8.5 percent from 2000-2005 when compared with the 1990s.
All round the world tropical rainforests lost 10,240,000 hectares (25 million acres) every year between 1990 and 2005.
That's:
- 10,240,000 hectares (25,000,000 acres) in one year. Or
- 197,000 ha (481,000 acres) in one week. Or
- 28,000 ha (69,000 acres) in one day. Or
- 1172 ha (2861 acres) in one hour. Or
- 19.5 ha (48 acres) every minute.
- 0.33 ha (0.8 acres) every second.
That's about 36 football fields of rainforest lost every minute.
An American Football field measures 0.53 ha (1.32 acres).
Countries annually losing the most rainforest 1990 and 2005:
- Brazil: 2,974,867 ha (7,351,000 acres) per year
- Indonesia: 1,447,800 ha (3,577,000 acres)
- Papua New Guinea: 266,600 ha (660,000 acres)
- Bolivia: 135,200 ha (334,000 acres)
- Peru: 123,000 ha (304,000 acres)
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How many acres of forest are destroyed on Earth each day?
Forests are being removed at approximately 1 acre per second, or 86,400 acres per day . . . 349 square kilometers per day. If the entire land surface of Earth were covered by forest today, at this rate it would take 1,166 years to completed denude it.
How much forest is lost every second?
Unbelievably, over 69,000 acres of rainforest are burned every day in the world. That is over 150 acres lost every minute of every day. Experts estimate that at the current rate of destruction, the last remaining rainforests could be consumed in less than 40 years. Experts also estimate that we are losing 130 species of plants, animals and insects every single day as they become extinct from the loss of rainforest land and habitats..' The site in the Related Links claims 1.5 acres (0.6 hectares) per second. United Nations Environment Program claims "An area of a rainforest the size of a football field is being destroyed each second." Rainforests once covered 14% of the earth's land surface; now they cover a 6% and we estimate the rainforests could be completely destroyed in less than 40 years, because every minute 150 acres is being destroyed, so every day that adds up to 216,000 acres of rainforest is destroyed , so every week 1,512,000 acres destroyed, so every month 2,286,144,000,000, so every year 54,867,456,000,000.
How many trees are lost each minute?
30 acres of tropical rainforest is lost every minute!!!
What country has the most rain forest destroyed each year?
tropical equatorial rainforests are near the equator some are in the amazon S.T <3 T.L
How many acers of rainforest are being cut down each day?
Unbelievably, more than 200000 acres of rainforest are burned every day. It's so sad :(
How many animals get killed in the rainforest ever second?
Scientist believe 1680 animals are killed each day. The amount each second is still unknown.
How many trees get cut down per hour?
Up to four trees are being cut down each second.
Can a rainforest be replaced?
Well rain forest can be destroyed if a fire started. Of course. Yes, acres of rain forest are being destroyed each year in the Amazon. The forests are clear felled and the land used for farming.
How much land does the Amazon rainforest consume in Brazil?
5.400 acres an hour and 129,600 acres a day. That is way too much! People think we have such a big rainforest so it doesn't matter but we don't. If that doesn't help then think of how many animals are losing there homes every day. Hundreds of animals are. That does not mean they can just move into more areas of the rainforest. People are killing animals every day!
What are facts about pizza?
The people of America eat around 350 slices of pizza each second, or 100 acres per day.
What is in the Amazon rainforest?
A rain forest is simply a forest that has lots and lots of rain each year (+70in a year) The Amazon rain forest in particular is very large it covers a good portion of South America (1.4 billion acres). It calls 9 different countries home and is home to thousands of types of trees and animals. The climate is warm (about 79* F) and humid.
How many acres of land did Mexico grant each settler in the 1820s?
640 acres
