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Forest area as a share of total habitable land worldwide from 1700 to 2018
Global forest share of habitable land 1700-2018
As of 2018, forests comprised 38 percent of the Earth's habitable land. In 1700 and 1800, forests still comprised at lest half of the Earth's habitable land, however, since then figures have been in continuous decline. Deforestation due to agricultural activity is the main threat to trees worldwide.
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