Total forest cover, in million hectares (ha).

Data from: Earth Policy Institute, and by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005 (FRA 2005).

CO2 Level Forest Cover Desertification GDP Sea Life Population
2009 1.72 2009 3,952 2009 12.1 2008 60,587,016 2009 75% 2010 1.10
2008 1.66 2008 3,989 2008 12.0 2007 54,347,038 2008 69% 1990 1.11
2007 2.12 2007 4,077     2006 48,244,879 2007   1980 1.13
Moves Toward Sustainable As Numbers Go DOWN Moves Toward Collapse As Numbers Go UP

A continual increase of any one criterion may cause a catastrophic collapse of civilization.

Meter Forest Cover