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How many percent of the world's land is occupied by forests?

21%
31%
41%
51%
Forests cover 31 percent of the world's land surface, just over 4 billion hectares. (One hectare = 2.47 acres.) This is down from the pre-industrial area of 5.9 billion hectares.
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41%
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flagAustria
0%
82%
17%
0%
17
flagItaly
27%
54%
9%
9%
11
flagGreece
15%
53%
15%
15%
13
flagPoland
22%
51%
19%
6%
1187
flagthe United Kingdom
13%
50%
26%
10%
30
flagRepublic of Ireland
21%
50%
7%
21%
14
flagthe United States
29%
47%
14%
8%
48
flagGermany
25%
37%
22%
14%
48
flagAustralia
23%
15%
53%
7%
13
flagIndia
70%
10%
10%
10%
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safe location far from the sea
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