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China has grown more new forest cover than any nation on Earth (media.mas.to)
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https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-30-years-of-deforestation-and-forest-growth-by-country/

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[–] 14 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Can someone explains this map to me? The text says China leads, but the numbers say Vietnam is at 56.2%, greater than China's 40%.

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  • [–] 26 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    I mean, it's pretty obvious.. China is huge, Vietnam is tiny compared to it. The reforested area is, therefore, much larger in China.

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Also vietnam is still recovering from the war I imagine

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    It's hard to take care of the forest when there is still tons of inexploded murican ordnance in it.

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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago

    The map is the forest area in 2020, relative to existing forest area in 1990 (no change would be 0%).

    So, if you count by absolute area, China leads, and if you count by relative area, Uruguay leads.

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