WORLD COUNTRIES LAND AREA
40
World Countries Land Area In Square Miles
Divided By 87,838 Square Miles Of Rainforests
That Will Be Destroyed In The Year 2000
|
|
|
|
|
| Country |
Square Miles |
% Of Year |
# Of Days |
Day Of Year |
| Austria |
31,940 |
0.3636 |
133 |
May 12 2000 |
| Belgium |
11,750 |
0.1338 |
49 |
Feb.
18 2000 |
| Cambodia |
68,150 |
0.7759 |
284 |
Oct.
10 2000 |
| Congo |
131,850 |
1.5010 |
549 |
July
2 2001 |
| Cuba |
42,400 |
0.4827 |
177 |
June
25 2000 |
| Denmark |
16,360 |
0.1863 |
68 |
Mar.
8 2000 |
| Ecuador |
106,890 |
1.2169 |
445 |
Mar.
20 2001 |
| Finland |
117,610 |
1.3389 |
490 |
May
4 2001 |
| Greece |
50,520 |
0.5751 |
210 |
July
28 2000 |
| Guyana |
76,000 |
0.8652 |
317 |
Nov
22 2000 |
| Hungary |
35,650 |
0.4059 |
149 |
May
28 2000 |
| Iceland |
38,710 |
0.4407 |
161 |
June
9 2000 |
| Iraq |
168,870 |
1.9225 |
704 |
Dec.
4 2001 |
| Italy |
113,540 |
1.2926 |
473 |
April
17 2001 |
| Japan |
145,370 |
1.6591 |
607 |
Aug.
29 2001 |
| Kenya |
219,960 |
2.5042 |
917 |
July
5 2002 |
| North
Korea |
46,490 |
0.5293 |
194 |
July
12 2000 |
| South
Korea |
38,120 |
0.4340 |
159 |
June
7 2000 |
| Laos |
89,100 |
1.0144 |
371 |
Jan.
5 2001 |
| Madagascar |
224,530 |
2.5562 |
936 |
July
24 2002 |
| Morocco |
172,320 |
1.9618 |
718 |
Dec.
18 2001 |
| Netherlands |
13,100 |
0.1491 |
55 |
Feb.
24 2000 |
| New
Zealand |
103,470 |
1.1780 |
431 |
Mar.
6 2001 |
| Norway |
118,470 |
1.3487 |
494 |
May
8 2001 |
| Oman |
82,030 |
0.9339 |
342 |
Dec.
7 2000 |
| Philippines |
115,120 |
1.3106 |
480 |
April
24 2001 |
| Poland |
117,550 |
1.3383 |
490 |
May
4 2001 |
| Portugal |
35,500 |
0.4042 |
148 |
May
27 2000 |
| Spain |
192,830 |
2.1953 |
803 |
Mar.
13 2002 |
| Sweden |
158,930 |
1.8094 |
662 |
Oct.
22 2001 |
| Switzerland |
15,360 |
0.1749 |
64 |
Mar.
4 2000 |
| Tunisia |
59,980 |
0.6828 |
250 |
Sep.
6 2000 |
| Thailand |
197,250 |
2.2456 |
822 |
Aug.
1 2001 |
| Uganda |
77,050 |
0.8772 |
321 |
Nov.
17 2000 |
| Ukraine |
233,100 |
2.6537 |
971 |
Aug.
22 2002 |
| United
Kingdom |
93,280 |
1.0620 |
389 |
Jan.
23 2001 |
| Uruguay |
67,490 |
0.7683 |
281 |
Oct.
7 2000 |
| Vietnam |
125,670 |
1.4307 |
524 |
June
8 2001 |
| Yemen |
203,850 |
2.3207 |
849 |
Apr.
28 2002 |
| Zimbabwe |
149,290 |
1.6996 |
622 |
Sep.
13 2001 |
Click
here for a 1 page printable table
Part
I - Rainforest Biodiversity
Part II - Scale of Destruction
Part III - Rainforests Destruction Solutions
Part IV - Top 10 Things To Do
Pictures of Rainforests Beauty and Destruction
Countries Land Areas Destroyed Yearly
Cities
Land Areas Destroyed Daily
Rainforests Variables And Math
In
The News
Links
|