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Table 4 Percentage change in the amount of forested land in 2033 with deforestation mitigation policy in place relative to 2033 baseline scenario

From: Avoiding global deforestation by taxing land in agricultural production: the implications for global markets

 

Forestland in 2023

Forestland in 2033

∆ (Mha)

∆ (%)

United States

248.4

254.8

6.4

2.6

China

164.6

174.8

10.2

6.2

Brazil

498.2

492.2

− 6.0

− 1.2

Canada

412.8

423.2

10.4

2.5

Russia

838.1

849.7

11.6

1.4

Wesern & tCentral Europe

186.7

191.1

4.5

2.4

Other Europe

40.1

40.3

0.2

0.4

South Asia

47.8

46.2

− 1.6

− 3.3

Central America

94.6

94.9

0.3

0.3

Other Latin America

348.5

348.1

− 0.3

− 0.1

Sub-Saharan Africa

564.6

535.6

− 29.0

− 5.1

Southeast Asia

243.9

240.5

− 3.5

− 1.4

Oceania

199.2

199.0

− 0.1

− 0.1

Japan

23.7

23.5

− 0.1

− 0.6

North Africa/Middle East

33.8

34.9

1.1

3.4

East Asia

14.5

15.8

1.3

9.3

Total

3959.5

3964.9

5.3

0.1