Data Tables

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The above graph illustrates how much of the remaining rainforest lies in each country, with the vast majority of it remaining in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The amount of land is measured in millions of hectares.

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This graph, in relation with the other, shows the amount of deforestation taking place in the specific countries every year, with the Democratic Republic of the Congo losing more forest than the other countries. While one could argue they have more forest so they can afford to cut down more, preventive actions still need to take place to reduce the annual percentage lost, using Equatorial Guinea as an example, where they have managed to lose smaller amounts of forest in the past 5 years due to improved forest conservation laws..